Konrad Swinarski
Biografia ukryta
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The long-awaited biography of one of the most outstanding theatre artists of the XXth century. A mythical man. A hypersensitive outsider. A visionary suffering from a chronic lack of understanding. A theatre genius. Idolised and hated. To what extent was he able to direct his own fate? Beata Guczalska confronts the still living legend of Konrad Swinarski (1929-1975) with reality. She digs up unknown facts, talks to witnesses of his life. She is not afraid of sensitive topics, she throws her hero off the plinth. She asks questions about his Germanness, Volkliste and Hitlerjugend. She examines his connections with the communist authorities. Her investigation also sheds new light on the director's tragic death. She does not build a monument. She avoids sensationalism. She leaves the assessment to the readers. A wonderful work about an extraordinary personality, a legend of Polish and world theatre, a rebellious and courageous artist. He must not be forgotten.
