Stingo, a young writer, moves to Brooklyn in 1947 to begin work on his first novel. As he becomes friendly with Sophie and her lover Nathan, he learns that she is a Holocaust survivor. Flashbacks reveal her harrowing story, from pre-war prosperity to Auschwitz. In the present, Sophie and Nathan's...
To convince the prison warden against releasing him, a middle-aged Polish man recounts his life, one he considers to have been characterized by exceptionally bad luck.
Adam Cisowski, a devilishly smart teenager is looking for treasure hidden by Napoleon's soldier. But he is not the only one searching for it, and his rivals are very dangerous.
A young boy sends anonymous threats to various troublemakers around town, hoping that they will report themeselves to the police and grant his older brother, a militia officer a transfer to Warsaw.
Roksana is the editor of the heart advice section of a widely read magazine. Her problem is the handsome and loving husband Bogumił. The man was taken to the hospital, where he is looked after by his sister Krystyna.
