BOOK PRESENTATION: STIGMA. HELENA WOLINSKA AND WLODZIMIERZ BRUS. BIOGRAPGY

A prosecutor who became a symbol of Stalinist crimes and the inspiration for one of the Oscar-winning heroines of Ida, and a brilliant economist cursed by Gomułka in March 1968, along with Kołakowski and Bauman. And between them, a great love, drama, and a history that has often separated and united them.

Agora Publishing House and Bunkier Sztuki Gallery invite you to the Krakow premiere of the book "Stygma. Helena Wolińska and Włodzimierz Brus. Biography." A conversation with Katarzyna Kwiatkowska-Moskalewicz will be moderated by Paulina Małochleb.

"Stygmat" tells, dispels, and exposes. It tells the heartbreaking story of two people who lost everyone and everything in the Holocaust. They escaped with their lives, and then, amid the ruins of the old world, sought hope for a just order under communism and the People's Republic of Poland. (This hope, too, was ultimately taken from them.)

Katarzyna Kwiatkowska-Moskalewicz brilliantly fulfills her mission as a biographer. While maintaining empathy, she also confronts dark episodes, particularly those from Wolińska's life. She honestly presents the circumstances that shaped the characters' choices and personalities. Above all, she restores a just perspective on their decisions, entanglements, and times.

Admission free, no prior registration required.

*Only for adults.