Books Briefly.

Jewish authors; Cities & towns; Women's roles; Male authors; Imaginary histories; Performing Poland: Rethinking Histories & Theatres (Book); Anthologies; Brothers; Fathers

The first document is a review of the book "Performing Poland: Rethinking Histories and Theatres" by Dariusz Kosiński. The book provides a performance-studies perspective on Polish theatre history and is divided into five thematic parts, covering topics such as festivals, fundamental questions, national theatre, political theatre, and the theatre of the cultural metropolis. The review highlights the book's focus on Catholic and pagan rituals, Romantic and neo-Romantic dramas, politically engaged plays, and the development of theatres in different cities. The second document is an anthology titled "Voicing Memories, Unearthing Identities," which analyzes literature from Eastern and East-Central Europe, including Poland, and explores how memories shape national identities in the twenty-first century. The anthology covers various topics, including alternative histories, women's roles in society, memory wars between Ukraine and Russia, and the memory of the Holocaust. The third document is "The Routledge Handbook of Literary Translingualism," an anthology that examines the phenomenon of writers adopting languages other than their first language. The chapter on Polish literary context discusses examples of Polish writers who wrote in languages other than Polish throughout history, including during the Polish partitions and after World War II. The fourth document is a self-published book titled "Paderewski: His Journey Home," which briefly recounts the life of composer/statesman Ignacy Jan Paderewski and focuses on the return of his remains to Poland in [Extracted from the article]