Mroki with delivery to Ireland

Jarosław Borszewicz's Mroki defies easy classification. We could call it literary prose, a collection of poetry or even a novel with a dark plot… But perhaps there is no need to pigeonhole this book, because its remarkable literary form still draws us into a discussion about the meaning of existence, since “you have to do something between the first date and the second… The first I already know. The second…”.
Borszewicz made his debut with this book, published by Iskry in 1983, and many years later it is safe to say that it has stood the test of time superbly. The reader is quickly drawn into this intricate tale, because the real protagonist of the book is death, which we merely try to appease. “Benek says the best way to drown out the thought of death is with another human being. But I don't believe him,” says the narrator, who struggles with his loneliness and with his own mortality and that of those closest to him, yet still tries to find hope in love and friendship…

This edition has been substantially revised and updated by the author.