Kashubia in Literature & Art — From Ceynowa to Majkowski's "Remus"

Kashubian literature flourished through the 19th and 20th centuries, crowned by Aleksander Majkowski's masterpiece "The Life and Adventures of Remus" (1938).

Majkowski's Masterpiece: "The Life and Adventures of Remus"

Opublikowana w 1938 roku powieść Aleksandra Majkowskiego to kaszubska epopeja narodowa. Opowiada o wędrownym Remusie, który przemierza pomorskie drogi z taczką książek, walcząc ze złem (Smętkiem) o przebudzenie uśpionego ducha swojego ludu.

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