With support from ArtPower Belarus under Track 3, Projects in Special Circumstances, a Belarusian translation of A World Apart(Inny Świat) by Polish writer Gustaw Herling-Grudziński was completed. The book is a landmark work of twentieth-century literature about life in prison camps.
Based on the author’s own experience in the Soviet Gulag, the book reveals mechanisms of violence and dehumanisation through prisoners’ stories, exploring the limits of endurance, moral choices and the preservation of dignity under conditions of captivity.
The Belarusian translation makes this important work of European literature accessible to Belarusian-language readers and contributes to reflection on the historical experience of political repression. Its themes remain relevant in the context of contemporary Belarusian history.
