Ветразі Адысея

Uladzimir Zhylka established himself as a poet in western Belarus between the early 20th and early 30s. The author recounts Zhylka's life story in a broader context, describing the social environment at the time, touching on subjects of daily life and struggle, political and artistic thinking, creative currents, methods and styles. Many aspects of Zhylka's works help trace links between literature in western Belarus and the Soviet literature, Polish revolutionary poetry and western European literary trends. Zhylka is not depicted in isolation, but in relation and in a context with other figures against the backdrop of historical developments of that period. The book is written for a broad circle of readers. (N.H.)