Underground. A story of Bytom

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Published
5 February 2026
Print ISSN
3071-6667

Details about this monograph

ISBN-13 (15)
978-83-226-4563-5

Synopsis

The main part of the monograph is a translation of the short story "Unter Tage" (1937, “Underground”) by the Upper Silesian writer Josef Wiessalla (1898–1945). The story presents a harrowing picture of a mining disaster that occurred in January 1932 in Bytom's oldest, now closed, known as mine "Karsten-Zentrum". The dialogues have been translated into Silesian. The text of the translation is preceded by an extensive chapter on the author's profile and work, as well as a commentary on the translation. The monograph also includes a glossary of difficult (regional) mining terms, a bibliography and illustrations.

Zrealizowano w ramach stypendium przyznanego przez Gminę Bytom

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Author Biography

Nina Nowara-Matusik (tłum. i oprac.), University of Silesia in Katowice

Literary scholar, scholar of German studies, and a translator.. Her research focuses on German literature in Upper Silesia, the creation of fantastic worlds and gender issues. She works at the University of Silesia in Katowice and  lives in Bytom. She has recently published an anthology of translations: Po drugiej stronie studni. Górny Śląsk w przekładach [On the Other Side of the Well. Upper Silesia in Translation] (Silesia Progress, 2024). She runs her blog “The Perspective of Bonitka.” [20.01.2026]

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