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A series of interwoven portraits examines the inner lives of women as they confront desire, social expectation, and the pursuit of pleasure. Lyrical natural scenes alternate with intimate psychological narration and social encounters, portraying courtship, flirtation, and moral uncertainty. Characters deploy wit, temperament, and self-awareness to navigate attraction and disappointment, revealing tensions between sensual impulse and intellectual strategy. The narrative traces how memory, landscape, and manners shape identity and choices, offering a nuanced study of emotional complexity, shifting loyalties, and the costs and consolations of personal freedom.

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Title: Kobiety (Women): A Novel of Polish Life

Author: Zofia Nałkowska

Release date: March 14, 2020 [eBook #61618]
Most recently updated: August 30, 2025

Language: English

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JANINA

From the drawing by W. T. Benda

KOBIETY
(WOMEN)
A Novel of Polish Life

BY
SOFJA RYGIER-NALKOWSKA
TRANSLATED FROM THE POLISH
BY
MICHAEL HENRY DZIEWICKI
G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS
NEW YORK AND LONDON
The Knickerbocker Press
1920
Copyright, 1920, by
G. P. Putnam’s Sons