The Promised Land (novel)
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The Promised Land (Polish: Ziemia obiecana, Polish pronunciation: [ˈʑɛmʲa ɔbʲɛˈt͡sana]) is an 1899 novel by the Polish author and Nobel laureate, Władysław Reymont; first published in Warsaw. It is considered one of his most important works after The Peasants. The novel The Promised Land was originally published as installments in the industrial city of Łódź by the daily Kurier Codzienny from 1897 to 1898.
Set in
Plot summary
Karol Borowiecki, a
Borowiecki's affair with Lucy Zucker, the wife of another textile magnate, gives him advance notice of a change in cotton tariffs and helps Welt to make a killing on the Hamburg futures market. However, more money has to be found so all three characters cast aside their pride to raise the necessary capital.
On the day of the factory opening, Borowiecki has to deny his affair with Zucker's wife to a jealous husband. But while Borowiecki accompanies Lucy on her exile to Berlin, there is a fire in the factory, which leaves Borowiecki bankrupt. The same night his father dies. Subsequently, Borowiecki decides to break up with Anka and marry Mada Mueller the daughter of a wealthy German industrialist.
Adaptations
- Ziemia obiecana (1927 film)
- Ziemia obiecana, The Promised Land (1975 film)
- Ziemia obiecana (TV series), 1978
See also
- Polish literature
- Industrial revolution
- The Brothers Ashkenazi by Israel Joshua Singer
External links
- Full text in Polish (public domain due to age)
- Audiobook mp3 at Polskie Radio (complete)