Faces of Gdańsk

Edited by Aneta Lewińska Edited by Maria Fengler

Book cover: Faces of Gdańsk

Extent: 139 pages

Publisher: V&R unipress

Subjects: Literary Studies, Slavic Studies

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(January 2026)

ISBN: 9783847119234

6.3 x 9.33 inches

Price: $50.00

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A volume of interdisciplinary studies on literature, culture, education and language in Gdansk, tracing the layers of its multicultural and multilingual past in the modern city.


The studies collected in this volume offer multidisciplinary perspectives on modern Gdansk. The chapters provide insight into the city’s literature and culture, analysing works by leading Polish authors, exploring the complexities of the commemoration of the Jewish presence, as well as illuminating the city’s Christian heritage, enshrined in its Bibles and churches. A similar focus on the past and the present marks the studies of the models of education in Gdansk before the Second World War and after the fall of communism. Finally, linguistic analyses of internet corpora address the issues of the living language spoken in Gdansk as well as used to describe the city. Collectively, the contributors paint a picture of an open, vibrant and innovative city proud of its multicultural and multilingual past.

  • Edited by Aneta Lewińska
  • Edited by Maria Fengler