Jan Piłsudski [SEP] date of death
Jan Piłsudski
Jan Piłsudski (1876 – 1950), was a Polish politician and younger brother of Marshal Józef Piłsudski.
Like his famous brother, Piłsudski was born in Zalavas (), Lithuania, in what was then the Russian Empire.
He served in the Sejm of the Republic of Central Lithuania, and after its annexation to Poland in 1922, in various positions in the Polish government. As a result of the defeat following the Invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany in 1939, Piłsudski was forced to flee,
: an impeccable piece of realistic fiction, with routine material transcended by art at its most clear-eyed and unpretentious".
- Martyn Goff in the "Daily Telegraph" writes "It is difficult to convey the marvellous quality of this book. Constance Keating is a major fictional portrait, her death finally noble".
Publication history.
- 1981, UK, Hamish Hamilton, , Pub date 17 Sep 1981, Hardback
- 1982, US, William Morrow, , Pub date Jan 1982, Hardback