Das Grossherzogtum Groteske Hörbuch

Five years. Almost forty rebellious and provocative columns. Short texts in which Twardoch engages with Poland, Silesia, and the world. Topics that have been on the minds of Poles since 2016, from the perspective of Szczepan Twardoch. The author of "The King" ruthlessly reveals the fears of the Polish government, its weaknesses, and uncertainties. He listens to what is said on the streets and what is heard at Warsaw banquets. PiS or Civic Platform? For or against same-sex marriage? The Committee for the Defense of Democracy and Radio Maryja. The Warsaw Uprising and, of course, the great debate about Silesian autonomy. Without literary fiction, Twardoch critiques and seduces with his uncompromising nature and polemical talent. At the same time, he reveals surprisingly much about himself – his winding path to success, his visit to the Hamburg slaughterhouse, Svalbard, and his sometimes overwhelming need for solitude. Here you will find many confessions, full of distance, irony, but also sincerity: I am loud. If someone bores me, I interrupt them mid-sentence, simply because I can, and it’s hell to listen politely to boring people. I am clumsy, too honest, I make one faux pas after another, I sit down and get up when I feel like it, not when I have to, I make so-called linguistic mistakes, I curse, and what’s worse, I sometimes say “Take it,” my accent is bad, and I don’t care. In short: I am a lout. (Excerpt from the book) Audiobook read by Janusz Chabior.