«Uneducated Grzes» in Polish with a Parallel Translation

"Uneducated Grzes" is a novel by Michal Balucki, published in 1920. The novel tells the story of an illiterate farmer named Grzes who lives in one of the Ukrainian villages. He lives in poverty but does not lose hope for a better life. Grzes does everything possible to learn to read and write but encounters various obstacles such as a lack of accessibility to schools and a lack of time. The novel emphasizes the importance of education and the social problems of illiteracy.