ŚWIRSZCZYŃSKA Anna - Jak myszy zjadły Popiel (illustrations by Jan ZIELIŃSKI)

A rhymed fairy tale about the evil prince Popiel by Anna Świrszczyńska, whom Czesław Miłosz considered one of the most outstanding and innovative contemporary Polish poets.

According to an old Polish legend, King Popiel reigned in Kruszwica on Lake Gopło. He was a very cruel ruler who had an even crueler wife, and on top of that they were both very greedy and greedy for every penny. But the evil they committed is avenged....

Edition decorated with illustrations by Jan Zielinski.

Published by Wydawnictwo Łódzkie, Lodz, 1983.
Format: 235 x 165 mm.

Piece in very nice condition, with minimal scuffs.