Out of Poland: There Was a Time When Europe Was Divided by the Iron Curtain Two Thousand Miles Long - Couverture rigide

Ivering, Janus W

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0595680941 ISBN 13 : 9780595680948

Editeur : iUniverse, 2007

Synopsis

In December 1970, Henryk, a final-year student of electrical engineering at the Technical University of Gdansk, Poland, is involved in a street demonstration of Polish shipyard workers in which twenty people are killed. Because of his involvement, Henryk believes that his arrest is imminent, and he frantically stows away on a ship to Denmark. But he leaves behind his first love, Ann, his parents, and his best friend, who is a nuclear physicist. From Denmark, he goes to Hamburg, Germany, immigrates to Australia, surfs, and studies the safety of nuclear reactors. But home beckons.

Eight years later, Henryk crosses the Iron Curtain in search of Ann. But in the era of the Cold War, tight security, and the Solidarity resistance, his Australian passport does not give him the safety he hopes for. Faced with the frightening prospect of losing everything he's worked for, Henryk must choose between his past and his future.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

In December 1970, Henryk, a final-year student of electricalengineering at the Technical University of Gdansk, Poland, is involvedin a street demonstration of Polish shipyard workers in which twentypeople are killed. Because of his involvement, Henryk believes that hisarrest is imminent, and he frantically stows away on a ship toDenmark. But he leaves behind his first love, Ann, his parents, and hisbest friend, who is a nuclear physicist. From Denmark, he goes toHamburg, Germany, immigrates to Australia, surfs, and studies thesafety of nuclear reactors. But home beckons.Eight years later, Henryk crosses the Iron Curtain in search of Ann.But in the era of the Cold War, tight security, and the Solidarityresistance, his Australian passport does not give him the safety hehopes for. Faced with the frightening prospect of losing everythinghe's worked for, Henryk must choose between his past and his future.

Biographie de l'auteur

Janus Ivering graduated in engineering from the TechnicalUniversity of Gdansk, Poland. For several years, he lived inGermany, Australia, and the United States, and was awarded thedegree of doctor of technical sciences in Austria in 1977. Ivering isretired from teaching at the University of Technology in Sydney,Australia.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: iUniverse
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0595680941
• ISBN 13: 9780595680948
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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