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Pieprzony los Kataryniarza
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Wikipedia article
'Pieprzony los Kataryniarza' ("The Screwed-up Fate of an Organ-Grinder") is a 1995 science fiction novel by the Polish science fiction writer Rafa Ziemkiewicz. It was published in Poland by superNOWA. The novel received the prime Polish award for science-fiction literature, Janusz A. Zajdel Award, in 1995.
The novel has a cyberpunk theme. It is set in the 21st century Poland, and its protagonist is a hacker who suddenly stumbles upon documents that may affect the future of Europe and the world.
In the world of the novel, "organ-grinder" is a slang term for the "indirect controller", an operator of the World Net, whose actions resemble the kranking of the street organ.
Reviews
* Wojciech Orliski, [http://wyborcza.pl/1,75410,1715440.html "Pieprzony los kataryniarza" Rafaa A. Ziemkiewicza], 9 October 2003, Gazeta Wyborcza
* [https://www.kawerna.pl/recenzje-2/ksiazka/rafal-a-ziemkiewicz-spiaca-krolewna-pieprzony-los-kataryniarza-recenzja/ Kawerna.pl]
Category:1995 novels
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