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I'd Like to Say Sorry, but There's No One to Say Sorry To by Mikołaj Grynberg

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5.0

 This is a vital and arresting piece of fiction. At times raw, macabre, painful, but also funny, Grynberg’s writing captures the lasting scars of the Holocaust upon the lives of Polish Jews. The author’s background in oral history is evident in the way he effortlessly crafts the voices of different narrators within each short vignette. I saw another reviewer comment on how authentic the storytelling feels and I couldn’t agree more. As someone from a Jewish family which was affected by the Holocaust, I found my own familial experiences and thought processes were reflected at multiple points, despite my family not being Polish. I think Grynberg pinpoints many of the varied responses to being a second or third generation Holocaust survivor, and I know that I will be returning to this book in the future as I feel I still have more to unpack from it. I also thought the translation was brilliant and I found the note from the translator at the end really interesting. 
 
Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for letting me read an e-copy in exchange for an honest review. 
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