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The protagonist of The Jungle is Polish. How popular is that novel in Poland?


Never heard of it before, sorry. Though https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jungle says he's Lithuanian and his name "Jurgis Rudkus" is also rather Lithuanian than Polish. I believe Lithuanians do not like to be mistaken for Poles, despite (or maybe because of) much common history.


Oops! I read that book twelve years ago, so the details are fuzzy. Sorry for the mix-up.

I do recommend it though; it completely changed the way I view immigration, labor laws, and capitalism.




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