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HŁASKO M. - The first step in the clouds. 1956. 1st ed. cover. J. Młodożeniec. Illustr....

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HŁASKO Marek - First step in the clouds. Stories. Warsaw 1956; Czytelnik. 16d, pp. 268, [4]. Booklet.
Covers rubbed and dusty, pre-title card missing, otherwise good condition. Cover and title page by Jan Młodożeniec, illustrations by Jerzy Ćwiertnia. First edition of the book that brought fame to its author and was also his book debut. A collection of short stories standing in opposition to the socialist-realist schemes in force in literature. Includes, among others: Two Men on the Road, Sokolowska Base, The First Step in the Clouds, Lombard złudzeń, Loop. The book received an award from the Polish Society of Book Publishers, and two more editions were published in 1957 and 1958. The author became "a legendary figure of the young generation, [...] the press called him the Eastern European James Dean" (Wikipedia). In 1958 Hlasko left Poland and "First Step" was his only book published in the country for more than a quarter of a century. "All the work still stands before Hlasko. It would be a misfortune if we had to add him to the collection of dead stars who burnish their talent for many years" (J. Blonski in "Przegl. Kulturalny", quoted in M. Fik "Polish Culture after Yalta", London 1989, p. 241). Blonski's fears turned out to be misplaced. Hlasko did not burnish his talent for too long.
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