‘WOINA 1812. Quasi una fantasy” - account of book promotion
date: September 06, 2025 Editor: Editorial
In Wrocław, at the Music and Literature Club on 4 September 2025, there was a gathering devoted to the book by Marek Baterowicz entitled “WOJNA 1812. Quasi una fantasy". The book was published with the support of the 2010 Solidarity Association by the AKWEDUKT Publishing Office.
The gathering was started by Natalia Tarczyńska - representing the Association of Solidarni 2010 representing an extraordinary figure of the author - Marek Baterowicz - a poet, prosaika, translator, expert in painting (impressionists) and European culture, a prominent humanist, and above all a large Polish patriot who left Poland in 1985, after 4 years of waiting for a passport - to receive the prestigious Circe Sabdia award for translating Italian poets in Italy. The journey started in Rome, then through Provence and Lourdes to Spain, ended in Madrid, where he gained asylum and spent 2 creative years. yet in 1987, he flew to Sydney, where he lives and creates until today.
An highly interesting discussion about the work of Marek Baterowicz in peculiar on his version of the War 1812 was led by prof. Dorota Heck - lecturer at the University of Wrocław (polonistics), author of books on literary criticism, prose and Polish poesy in the context of the past of ideas.
The participants in the discussion were:
Stanisław Srokowski - a writer, poet, playwright and publicist, witness to the past of tragic events during planet War II, erstwhile the east lands of the Second Republic - Kresy, were swept by a wave of genocide, carried out by Ukrainian nationalists in Poles, as well as Armenians, Czech Republic and Gypsies. In 2021, he took the statue of "Semper Fidelis" awarded to him by the IPN. He is besides the author of 1 of the first reviews of the book “WOJNA 1812. Quasi una fantasy”, which he briefly presented to the participants of the meeting
His interesting view of Napoleonic stories and stories of Marek Baterowicz was presented by Małgorzata Jaschuk-Surma, a doctor of humanities in the field of history, lecturer, Polish scholar.
Marek Dyżewski - an outstanding musician and erudite presented his extraordinary reflections related to the work of Marek Barowicz, started with Cicero to tell us what he was doing and what past teaches us, including alternate ones. Everyone agreed to Mark Dyżewski's crucial proposal to make this informative and different book "War 1812" a compulsory reading for all Polish advanced school student!
The poetic and musical subject was filled by powerfully sung strong poems by Marek Baterowicz performed by Wojciech Rohatyn Popkiewicz.
Marek Baterowicz sent his greetings and column, starting with:
"I greet and welcome most cordially from the antipodes, above the oceans, where storm murmurs are heard ... And I connect with your spirit, close and deep... I'm not just with you tonight... Especially today, due to the fact that it's a gathering with my version of War 1812. Quasi una fantasy, but truly in any way this is what she might have looked like if Napoleon hadn't gone to the steppes and lost his army so thoughtlessly..."
https://www.klubmil.pl/4092025-meeting- consecrated-book-m-baterovich
An highly interesting discussion about the work of Marek Baterowicz in peculiar on his version of the War 1812 was led by prof. Dorota Heck - lecturer at the University of Wrocław (polonistics), author of books on literary criticism, prose and Polish poesy in the context of the past of ideas.
The participants in the discussion were:
Stanisław Srokowski - a writer, poet, playwright and publicist, witness to the past of tragic events during planet War II, erstwhile the east lands of the Second Republic - Kresy, were swept by a wave of genocide, carried out by Ukrainian nationalists in Poles, as well as Armenians, Czech Republic and Gypsies. In 2021, he took the statue of "Semper Fidelis" awarded to him by the IPN. He is besides the author of 1 of the first reviews of the book “WOJNA 1812. Quasi una fantasy”, which he briefly presented to the participants of the meeting
His interesting view of Napoleonic stories and stories of Marek Baterowicz was presented by Małgorzata Jaschuk-Surma, a doctor of humanities in the field of history, lecturer, Polish scholar.
Marek Dyżewski - an outstanding musician and erudite presented his extraordinary reflections related to the work of Marek Barowicz, started with Cicero to tell us what he was doing and what past teaches us, including alternate ones. Everyone agreed to Mark Dyżewski's crucial proposal to make this informative and different book "War 1812" a compulsory reading for all Polish advanced school student!
The poetic and musical subject was filled by powerfully sung strong poems by Marek Baterowicz performed by Wojciech Rohatyn Popkiewicz.
Marek Baterowicz sent his greetings and column, starting with:
"I greet and welcome most cordially from the antipodes, above the oceans, where storm murmurs are heard ... And I connect with your spirit, close and deep... I'm not just with you tonight... Especially today, due to the fact that it's a gathering with my version of War 1812. Quasi una fantasy, but truly in any way this is what she might have looked like if Napoleon hadn't gone to the steppes and lost his army so thoughtlessly..."
https://www.klubmil.pl/4092025-meeting- consecrated-book-m-baterovich
