Polska, 1994

by Isla McKetta

Overview

Thirteen years ago Magda witnessed the arrest of her mother by the Polish secret police. Now, as her country emerges from behind the Iron Curtain, a tip from a neighbor starts Magda on her quest to find out what would make a mother sacrifice her family. Deprived of the intimacy of family, seventeen-year-old Magda seeks answers and security in boys, men, and a river that flows ever onward�dividing Magda from the West and the future.

From the author:
"Researched while I lived in Poland, this novella is my exploration of a fascinating moment in the history of Poland and of my love for the Polish people. Speaking to universal themes of loss and loneliness, POLSKA, 1994 is structured around the poems of Milosz and the nocturnes of Chopin." -- Isla McKetta

Product Details

BN ID:	2940149413379
Publisher:	Editions Checkpointed
Publication date:	05/22/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	813 KB

About the Author

Isla McKetta became interested in oppression as a child living in Pinochet's Chile, and a year spent in Poland after the Cold War led her to pursue undergraduate degrees in Political Science and Sociology. She earned a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at Goddard College and worked in various capacities for the literary magazines Pitkin Review and Farfelu. Isla speaks several languages and makes her home with her husband in Seattle, Washington (USA). She co-authored Clear Out the Static in Your Attic: A Writer's Guide for Turning Artifacts into Art from Write Bloody Publications in 2014. Isla reviews books at "A Geography of Reading" and is on the board of Richard Hugo House.