{"product_id":"foucault-in-warsaw-9781948830362","title":"Foucault in Warsaw","description":"In 1958, Michel Foucault arrived in Poland to work on his thesis--a work that eventually came to be published as \u003ci\u003eThe History of Madness.\u003c\/i\u003e While he was there, he became involved with a number of members of the gay community, including a certain \"Jurek,\" who eventually led the secret police directly to Foucault's hotel room, causing his subsequent exit from Poland. That boy's motivations and true identity were hidden among secret police documents for decades, until Remigiusz Ryziński stumbled upon the right report and uncovered the truth about the whole situation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNominated for the Nike Literary Award, \u003ci\u003eFoucault in Warsaw\u003c\/i\u003e reconstructs a vibrant, engaging picture of gay life in Poland under communism--from the joys found in secret nightclubs, to the fears of not knowing who was a secret informant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRyzinski, Remigiusz:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eRemigiusz Ryziński\u003c\/b\u003e is a philosopher, cultural critic, writer, and academic lecturer who works on gender and queer theory; he has published three academic books. He is a graduate of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków and has also studied at the Sorbonne in Paris. He has received grants from the French government, the Robert Schuman Polish Foundation, the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland, and the city of Warsaw. \u003ci\u003eFoucault in Warsaw\u003c\/i\u003e is his literary nonfiction debut.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBye, Sean Gasper:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eSean Gasper Bye\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator of Polish fiction, reportage, and drama. He has published translations of \u003ci\u003eWatercolours\u003c\/i\u003e by Lidia Ostalowska, \u003ci\u003eHistory of a Disappearance\u003c\/i\u003e by Filip Springer, \u003ci\u003eThe King of Warsaw\u003c\/i\u003e by Szczepan Twardoch, and \u003ci\u003eEllis Island: A People's History\u003c\/i\u003e by Malgorzata Szejnert. He's also published shorter pieces in \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWords Without Borders\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCatapult\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWorld Literature Today\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. He is a winner of the 2016 Asymptote Close Approximations Prize, a 2019 National Endowment for the Arts translation fellow, and former Literature and Humanities Curator at the Polish Cultural Institute New York.","brand":"Open Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50670159593746,"sku":"9781948830362","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_02846adb-dc62-4aeb-9d1d-a82090dfb11c.jpg?v=1733773343","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/foucault-in-warsaw-9781948830362","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}