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Nonrequired Reading by Wisława Szymborska

5.0

I spent a delightful afternoon reading this collection of book reviews. Many of them read like a short story, and the author's wit and gentle derision were enchanting, as well as her curiosity and the obvious pleasure she took in exploring any subject matter. But I was crushed to discover that this was only a very small selection from the literary column she wrote for several decades, the bulk of which doesn't exist in translation. This is enough to make me want to learn Polish.