Czarna szabla by Jacek Komuda


Czarna szabla
Title : Czarna szabla
Author :
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ISBN : 8360505322
ISBN-10 : 9788360505328
Language : Polish
Format Type : paperback
Number of Pages : 288
Publication : First published March 1, 2007

Czarna szabla to biała broń do mokrej roboty. Dobywana z pochwy przez szlacheckich awanturników, rębajłów i zawodowych żołnierzy – wyjaśnia Jędrzej Kitowicz w „Opisie obyczajów za panowania Augusta III”. W tym świecie kocha się na zabój, walczy na śmierć i życie. W głowach buzuje spieniona sarmacka łacina, w uszach – o ile nie podgolono ich na sejmiku – słychać świst szabli, a w ustach czuć smak wina i świeżo przelanej krwi. Dostałem tą książką przez łeb, jakbym dostał szablą – czarną szablą. Doskonały pretekst, żeby porzucić ten łzawy padół i spędzić kilka wspaniałych wieczorów wśród stepów, honorowych ludzi i prostych reguł. To brutalny, ale piękny świat, który odszedł, a mimo to – dzięki Komudzie – pojawia się znowu na wyciągnięcie ręki. Ech…wynająć by pana Dydyńskiego… Jarosław Grzędowicz, autor „Pana Lodowego Ogrodu”

Czarna szabla Reviews

  • Ania

    Enjoyable, worth reading short stories for anyone interested in Polish history (especially nobility and The Khmelnytsky Uprising). Some stories are better and some are just good enough to finished them without letting go but overall Jacek Komuda is one of the best Polish historical writers.

  • Michał Rodziewicz

    I admit I had a really hard time with this review. Or more accurately with all reviews of books by Komuda. I honestly can't remember when was the last time when I was so tempted to give four or five stars to a book immediately after I've read it. And not only this book, I mean every single one that I have read so far! And I am done with nine already, trying to lay my hands on more. That is simply unbelievable. Think of Pilipiuk for a second, he will write a good book and then follow it up with a couple of really rubbish ones. Komuda on the other hand works like a clockwork, spot on every single time! That is seriously amazing, and it works both for the single book stories, short stories, and the epic four-volume story of the Moscow adventure.
    I will not spend too much time getting into details here, as I will do that while writing about “Samozwaniec” series, but let me just make an important point here. Not a very pleasant one unfortunately. In “Opowieści z Dzikich Pól” and “Czarna Szabla”, which are collections of short stories, for some bizarre reason, the content is repeated. Not all of it, but two or three of the stories are present in both books. I believe that one of the books is a re-edition or something, but still, the content is duplicated and I just did not like it.

  • Filip

    From two collections of stories from this author, that I have recently read, this one is definitely the weaker one. The plot and characterization just aren't so good and most of the stories are a bit predictable. However, as always, the setting does seem very real, it has great atmosphere and the book itself is a nice, light read. I must say I enjoyed it, though I think I need to take a break from this author now.

  • Anna

    Jacek Komuda sprawia, że Rzeczpospolita szlachecka jest wciągająca i niezmiernie kolorowa - picie, zajazdy i procesy. Dla mnie jego książki powinny wejść do kanonu lektur szkolnych. Może podniosłyby poziom zainteresowania historią Polski, jako że są niesamowicie krwiste.