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"Sikamura" is a collection that does not offer clear answers, but rather encourages the reader to interpret and reflect, making it demanding but significant in the context of contemporary literature.
The book is not a novel, but a collection that mixes short stories, drama, and essay fragments, with a focus on death, power, and existential dilemmas.
The anthology, edited and translated by Zdravko Malić, a leading Croatian Polish scholar and founder of the Polish Language Department at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Zagreb, represents a key selection of Polish short fiction from the 20th century.
Young Edek lives with his elderly father who tries to keep his son by his side. The boy's longing for freedom and a girl clashes with his father's possessiveness. The pigeons symbolize unattainable freedom. The conflict leads to a tragic ending.
"A Blow to the Psyche", "Hurry Up, My Women", "Oblivion", "The Story of Ivanda", "Shut Up, You're Deaf", are just some of the twelve stories included in the book - to which we always return and always get new answers to long-standing questions.