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With Fire and Sword — Henryk Sienkiewicz

With Fire and Sword is the first novel of Henryk Sienkiewicz's famous trilogy. Set against the Khmelnytsky Uprising and Cossack wars of the 17th century.

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With Fire and Sword (1884) is the first novel of the trilogy, covering the events of 1648–1651 — the Bohdan Khmelnytsky Uprising. For Polish readers, it is a novel about the fight for the Commonwealth; for Ukrainians, an occasion for critical reflection.

Sienkiewicz created a powerful epic, though his portrayal of Cossacks and Ukrainians remains controversial. Nevertheless, the novel is a crucial literary monument essential for understanding Polish-Ukrainian relations.

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AuthorHenryk Sienkiewicz

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