Did This Hand Kill?
ISBN-13: 9781948830799
Author(s): Cezary Lazarewicz
Subjects: BTC, DNXC
Publisher: Open Letter
Publisher Imprint: Open Letter
Publication Date: 27-06-2024
Format: Paperback / softback
Availability: In stock
£14.99
About the book
The follow up to Lazarewicz's harrowing Zeby Nie Bylo Sladow (Leave No Trace) depicting the case of the political murder of Grzegorz Przemyk - which earned Lazarewicz the Nike Literary Award in 2017 - Did This Hand Kill? focuses on the case of Rita Gorgonowa, a cause celebre of the interwar period in Poland. Gorgonowa, a governess having an affair with her employer, was accused of brutally murdering his daughter, the 17-year-old Lusia on New Year's Eve in 1931. Despite her claims of innocence, Gorgonowa was declared Poland's ultimate villain, and eventually convicted. But questions remain about this case - the most notorious murder trial of the Second Polish Republic - along with questions about what exactly happened to Gorgonowa post-World War II. Lazarewicz revisits the crime with a contemporary lens and recreates the furor and celebrity revolving around this murder.