PETERKIEWICZ, Jerzy

PETERKIEWICZ, Jerzy
(1916-)
   Polish writer-his first novel in English was published as by Jerzy Pietrkiewicz - active as a poet in his native land before WWII. He lived in the UK for many years, wrote in English, and was married to Christine BROOKE-ROSE 1968-75. The Quick and the Dead (1961) is anafterlife fantasy. Inner Circle (1966), which is sf, remarkably conflates three strands of story: one set in the mythical past, one on the Circle Line of London's underground railway, and one in a horrific FAR FUTUREwhere congestion (under an artificial dome) is so great there is no room to lie down. Each story reflects the others, setting up a complex commentary on the human condition.
   JC

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