Uploaded September 2021 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago
Maryla Szymiczkowa is the pen name of Polish crime writing duo, Jacek Dehnel and Piotr Tarczynski. Join them in conversation with their translator Antonia Lloyd Jones to celebrate the second book in their thrilling Agatha Christie-style series, Karolina, or the Torn Curtain – a sequel to the tongue-in-cheek mystery, Mrs Mohr Goes Missing.
Set in Poland in 1895 against the backdrop of the women's cause, Karolina, or the Torn Curtain refuses to turn a blind eye to the injustices and inequalities of its era – and ours. Together, Jacek, Piotr and Antonia will discuss Poland as a setting for crime fiction, how to strike the balance between humour and darkness, and the process of translation.
Watch Antonia Lloyd-Jones read from Maryla Szymiczkowa's KAROLINA, OR THE TORN CURTAIN: youtu.be/tJTuBPX4kEs
Maryla Szymiczkowa is the pen name of Polish crime writing duo, Jacek Dehnel and Piotr Tarczynski. Join them in conversation with their translator Antonia Lloyd Jones to celebrate the second book in their thrilling Agatha Christie-style series, Karolina, or the Torn Curtain – a sequel to the tongue-in-cheek mystery, Mrs Mohr Goes Missing.
Set in Poland in 1895 against the backdrop of the women's cause, Karolina, or the Torn Curtain refuses to turn a blind eye to the injustices and inequalities of its era – and ours. Together, Jacek, Piotr and Antonia will discuss Poland as a setting for crime fiction, how to strike the balance between humour and darkness, and the process of translation.
Watch Antonia Lloyd-Jones read from Maryla Szymiczkowa's KAROLINA, OR THE TORN CURTAIN: youtu.be/tJTuBPX4kEs
