# The Issa Valley

Canonical: https://www.kolczanksiazek.pl/czeslaw-milosz/en/the-issa-valley/9780241773925

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- Książka: [The Issa Valley](https://www.kolczanksiazek.pl/czeslaw-milosz/en/the-issa-valley) ([The Issa Valley.md](https://www.kolczanksiazek.pl/czeslaw-milosz/en/the-issa-valley.md))
- Autorzy: [Czesław Miłosz](https://www.kolczanksiazek.pl/czeslaw-milosz)
- Wydawnictwo: penguin_classics
- ISBN: 978-02-4177-392-5
- Liczba stron: 336
- Data wydania: 2026-05-14
- Język: en_GB
- Oprawa: Softcover

## Opis

Thomas was born in the village of Gine at that time of year when a ripe apple thumps to the ground during an afternoon lull.' So a boy's life begins in a winding river valley on the Polish-Russian border where time is measured by seasonal rhythms and ancient songs. For Thomas, the ghosts in the forest are as real as the magical water-snakes that live in the Issa; in the village he is entranced by the women with their cinched waists and the men in their long boots. But when he is shown a map, he discovers a kingdom all his own and starts to dream of leaving the valley behind.