Yannick Haenel's Jan Karski Reviewed in Art Press
In its October 2009 issue (n°360), Art Press published a book review by Vincent Roy of Yannick Haenel's work on Jan Karski. Karski, a messenger of the Polish resistance to the exiled government in London, secretly entered the Warsaw Ghetto in 1942. The review quotes Karski's haunting observation: 'It was not a world. It was not humanity.' The piece is part of the magazine's coverage of the literary autumn season.
Key facts
- Art Press issue n°360, October 2009
- Book review by Vincent Roy
- Subject: Yannick Haenel's work on Jan Karski
- Jan Karski was a Polish resistance messenger
- Karski entered the Warsaw Ghetto in 1942
- Quote: 'It was not a world. It was not humanity.'
- Part of rentrée littéraire coverage
Entities
Artists
- Yannick Haenel
- Jan Karski
Institutions
- Art Press
Locations
- Warsaw
- Poland
- London
- United Kingdom
Sources
- artpress —