Mikolaj Grynberg: Jewish Poland Today on Page and Screen

Description

Poland looms large in the public imagination as a place of Jewish history, but few know the scope and shape of Jewish life and culture in the country today. Join us for a wide-ranging conversation with Mikolaj Grynberg, one of Poland's and Europe's leading contemporary Jewish literary figures, as we explore what it means to be Jewish in Poland today. In this rare US appearance, Grynberg will discuss issues of identity, memory, creativity, family, antisemitism, the Holocaust, and beyond, together with his translator Sean Gasper Bye. In particular, we'll explore two of Grynberg's recent works now available in English translation, I’d Like to Say Sorry, but There’s No One to Say Sorry To (Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award) and the newly released Confidential. Books will also be available for purchase and signing at the event. Presented in partnership with the Amesbury Chair in Polish Culture at UMass-Amherst.