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Original Title:	Mikołaja Doświadczyńskiego przypadki
ISBN:	0810110393 (ISBN13: 9780810110397)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	PEN Translation Prize for Thomas Hoisington (1993)

The Adventures of Mr. Nicholas Wisdom Paperback | Pages: 148 pages

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Title	:	The Adventures of Mr. Nicholas Wisdom
Author	:	Ignacy Krasicki
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 148 pages
Published	:	August 6th 1992 by Northwestern University Press (first published 1776)
Categories	:	European Literature. Polish Literature. Cultural. Poland. Fiction

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Winner, 1997 National Book Award for Poetry
Winner, 1993 PEN Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize

Published in 1776 and considered the first Polish novel ever written, The Adventures of Mr. Nicholas Wisdom is a picaresque tale following the naïve title character's coming of age. Having conquered (and fled) sophisticated Warsaw, Nicholas enjoys many adventures across Europe, South America, and the high seas. He finally lands among the natives of an unknown isle who reject his allegedly superior European ways and instead tutor him for an "enlightened" existence. Resonant with Enlightenment ideas, The Adventures of Mr. Nicholas Wisdom provides a sly portrait of the era's Polish society and a fascinating perspective on the broader problems of eighteenth-century European culture.

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I did like how new things just happened with almost no preamble



A satirical story, this follows the life on Nicholas Wisdom. His up and downs from riches, to rags and back again. He travels Europe, trying to "find himself." It ends with him realizing that the only way to be a good person, and a good citizen is to follow the rational thought.Forse mi aspettavo qualcosina di più da questo romanzo che comunque è carino, ma un poco lento nella parte centrale.Niccolò viene presentato come un giovane ricco, viziato e sprovveduto che si fa letteralmente spennare da chiunque finchè, per colpa di un naufragio, si ritrova a vivere sull'isola di Nipu in mezzo alla popolazione indigena. La seconda parte è un tantino noiosa fatta degli insegnamenti che Niccolò riceve da uno degli isolani, Xiaoo. Per l'amor del cielo, tutte cose

6,5/10Pierwsza polska powieść, polski "Kandyd", polska robinsonada. Można byłoby wymienić znaczną ilość wpływów i inspiracji, które skłoniły Krasickiego do napisania "Mikołaja Doświadczyńskiego", ale to właśnie powiastka filozoficzna Woltera jest najbardziej oczywistym pierwowzorem. Podobny schemat fabularny, elementy utopii, szczypta humoru. Niestety, powieść Krasickiego to po prostu przetworzenie zachodnich wzorców z zaszczepieniem zaledwie kilku własnych idei i spostrzeżeń. Te zwykle dotyczą

Forse mi aspettavo qualcosina di più da questo romanzo che comunque è carino, ma un poco lento nella parte centrale.Niccolò viene presentato come un giovane ricco, viziato e sprovveduto che si fa letteralmente spennare da chiunque finchè, per colpa di un naufragio, si ritrova a vivere sull'isola di Nipu in mezzo alla popolazione indigena. La seconda parte è un tantino noiosa fatta degli insegnamenti che Niccolò riceve da uno degli isolani, Xiaoo. Per l'amor del cielo, tutte cose

The Adventures of Mr. Nicholas Wisdom is a treasure for anyone of Polish descent living in North American wishing to understand the cultural and intellectual history Poland. The author Ignacy Krasicki was born into a prominent noble family. He was bishop of Warmia for many years, before becoming the Arch-Bishop of Gniezno, the seat of Poland's primate. Krasicki is considered the leading intellectual figure of the French Enlightenment in Poland.In Mikołaja Doświadczyńskiego przypadki (a.k.a The