a travel away from the war: Season in Venice by Wlodzimierz Odojewski

  • Rocío Peñalta Catalán Departamento de Filología Románica, Filología Eslava y lingüística General Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Keywords: Season in Venice, Wlodzimierz Odojewski, narrative, Second World War.

Abstract

Season in Venice is a short story by Polish writer Wlodzimierz Odojewski (1930), first published in 2000. the novel narrates the experiences of Marek, a ten years old boy who dreams with travel to Venice, as it has been promised by their parents. the impending Second World War forces them to change their plans and to move to a country house, where they remain protect far from the city. Marek’s dream of travelling to Venice is truncated; however, a water spring in the cellar of the house let him to create a little Venice that will become the way of escape for all the family in the middle of the war.

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Published
2017-04-24
How to Cite
Peñalta Catalán R. (2017). a travel away from the war: Season in Venice by Wlodzimierz Odojewski. Revista de Filología Románica, 33, 171-178. https://doi.org/10.5209/RFRM.55846