BRANDYS Marian - KŁOPOTY Z PANIĄ WALEWSKĄ.
Państwowe Wydawnictwo ,,ISKRY", Warszawa 1969. WYDANIE 1. opracowanie graficzne Mieczysław Kowalczyk. Wym.20,5x13,5cm; str.240.Cover publishes linen in wrappers (tears in wrappers); a few damp patches. Owner's signature on the preface card.
The book tries to bring closer the silhouette of Maria Walewska and the circumstances of her affair with Napoleon Bonaparte.
(...)The author had to confront several existing positions on the subject and merge them in such a way as to create a picture as close as possible to the truth about "Napoleon's Polish wife." Marian Brandys did not have to make an effort to give the book about "sweet Maria" a brisk plot, Walewska's life was colorful enough and full of surprising events. We are introduced to Maria Walewska's path from attending a spontaneous meeting in honor of the Emperor during his passage through Polish lands - all the way to his alcove.(...)
