DAYS LONG AS YEARS

A shocking story about the war seen through the eyes of a child. It is a story of survival, hope and the indomitable spirit in the face of unimaginable cruelty. Bogdan Bartnikowski, as a young boy, experienced the hell of war firsthand, and his memories are a moving testimony of those times.

• Personal testimony of wartime everyday life
• Extended edition with unpublished fragments
• Moving story about the fate of children in war
• History of the Warsaw Uprising seen through the eyes of a child
• Memories from concentration camps
• Lasting trace for those whom the war took childhood and life

Bogdan Bartnikowski, born in 1932 in Warsaw, was a liaison officer and fought in Ochota during the Warsaw Uprising. His story is one of the most moving and at the same time extremely personal testimonies of the hell of wartime everyday life. The author describes his experiences with extraordinary honesty and sensitivity, showing the horror of war from a child's perspective.

This edition has been expanded with previously unpublished fragments of the author's memories from the period of occupation and imprisonment in camps. Thanks to this, the reader has the opportunity to understand even more deeply the dramatic events of those years. This book is not only a report from the past, but also an important message for future generations.

Remembering his experiences during the occupation and imprisonment in camps, Bogdan Bartnikowski wrote and published books about the fate of Polish children during the war years: a collection of short stories "Childhood in Stripes" and the novels "A Long Road", "Return to the Vistula" and "Days Long as Years". His work is a valuable contribution to war literature and an important source of knowledge about those times.

The Prószyński i S-ka publishing house presents this unique book in hardcover, with 528 pages. The 142x209 mm format makes reading comfortable and pleasant. The year of publication, 2025, guarantees that this is the latest and most complete edition of Bogdan Bartnikowski's memoirs.