Keynote
A story about the Wawel – the castle
which is the symbolic and spiritual heart
of Poland: in Janicki’s words it reads like
a fine crime story.

Selling Points
 The history of the most important place
in Poland – the former seat of kings,
visited by millions of Poles and foreign
tourists every year.
 The history of the Wawel is the history
of Poland in a nutshell – from the early
Middle Ages until after the Second World
War. The Wawel has always been a place
where the great events in the history of
Poland and Europe have been played out.
 The Wawel is an architectural pearl on
a European scale, the best example of
the northern style of the Renaissance with
priceless collections of artworks.
 Janicki describes this Polish Acropolis
as a place full of magical stories, intrigues
and drama.
 The book is extremely important for
the understanding of the history of Poland
and this part of Europe.
 The author is a super popular writer, and
his books regularly end up on bestseller
lists.
 A light, unputdownable history book,
written with gusto and humour.

Description
The Wawel. The beating heart of Poland:
Notre Dame, Versailles and the Pantheon
all rolled into one. A mute witness of
coronations and collapses, ceremonies
and fires, trysts and assassinations – it
speaks again thanks to Kamil Janicki.
The author of historical bestsellers tells us
the history of the most famous Polish hill,
from legendary times until the twentieth
century. Neither a typical guidebook
nor history book, it is actually a dense
biography, written in a light, compelling
style about the most important place on
the map of Poland. Required reading for
anybody wanting to understand Poland’s
history better.

Target Market
Lovers of history books.
Readers interested in historical
architecture.