King of Warsaw
King of Warsaw Winner of the EBRD Literature Prize awarded by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.A city ignited by hate. The ferociously original award-winning bestseller by…
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King of Warsaw
Winner of the EBRD Literature Prize awarded by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.A city ignited by hate. The ferociously original award-winning bestseller by Poland's literary phenomenon--his first to be translated into English.It's 1937. A man in thrall to power.
Outside, he instills fear as he muscles through Warsaw as enforcer for a powerful crime lord. Poland is about to catch fire.In the boxing ring, Jakub Szapiro commands respect, revered as a hero by the Jewish community. Murder and intimidation have their rewards.
He revels in luxury, spends lavishly, and indulges in all the pleasures that barbarity offers. For a man battling to be king of the underworld, life is good. Especially when it's a frightening time to be alive.Hitler is rising.
Fascism is escalating. As a specter of violence hangs over Poland like a black