Diesen Text gibt es hier auch in DeutschThese Books about Wroclaw will get you through the Winter
In the upcoming winter we will spend more time at home again… But we like to look on the positive side of things: More time to read!!!
You are looking for the best travel guidebooks to Wroclaw? You love the city and want to know more about it? Interested in the history of Wroclaw? You want to read a cool novel playing in Wroclaw? Looking for a nice Christmas-gift?
Then this is the right post for you. We have hand picked our favourite books that are connected with Wroclaw and Poland in any possible way. By the way, when you switch this post into German, you will find of course the recommendations (even more) in German language.
Do you have a personal favourite? Tell us in the comment section at the bottom of the page. Of course: If you believe that we missed any, please just let us know too 🙂
Travel Guide Books about Wroclaw
This is one of our favourite guidebooks for Wroclaw in English. It has an incredible level of details and takes you on a journey through the whole city.
Perfect for historical, architectural and general city knowledge, however if you are looking restaurant or hotel recommendations, this might not be the one for you.
Beata Maciejewska is one of the most recognised writers and historians in context with the city of Wroclaw. In this book, she is taking us on some self-guided walking tours in Wroclaw.
Multiple themes make these walks a highly enjoyable experience, no matter if in real or just on paper. Again, an incredible high level of historic details is included, but no bars, restaurants or hotels.
Books about the History of Wroclaw
In „Uprooted“, Gregor Thum is describing the events which took place when Wroclaw became a Polish city. With a lot of empathy for the people from all backgrounds, in our view he makes a great job in explaining the history in a very unbiased way
A highly recommended read for everybody who is interested to learn much more about the history of Wroclaw.
Well, it is not strictly about Wroclaw, although the city and Poland is mentioned quite a few times 😉 Anyhow, Lewis Baston is exploring the patches of lands often far away from capitals, which normally do not get lot of attention, but are absolutely interesting in terms of European cultures blending into each other – or conflicting each other…
He takes you through a journey of the borderlines of Europe and shares in a very pleasant writing style his observations and experiences – one of the best reads in 2024/2025!
Architecture Books about Wroclaw
Certainly the most incredible book when it comes to sum up the architecture in Wroclaw. It is sorted by the different periods of the city and has a really, really nice layout.
For every building of significance, you will get the most important information in terms of the architectural background, but also the pictures made are really nice which make it a coffee-table book too 🙂
Novels playing in Wroclaw
„Death in Breslau“ is the first volume in a criminal novel series that plays in the year 1933 in Wroclaw. Inspector Eberhard Mock has to solve a mysterious murder which took place on the train from Berlin to Wroclaw.
However, he has to manage to get through a quite complex net of relationships and multiple stakeholders. Will he find his way through? Find it out…
Festung Breslau: Kriminalroman
Der Kalenderblattmörder: Kriminalroman (dtv...
Tod in Breslau: Roman (btb-TB)
Gespenster in Breslau: Kriminalroman (Eberhard...
Pest in Breslau: Kriminalroman (Eberhard Mock)
Amazing Books about Poland
Published in the end of 2024, the rough guide to Poland is one of the latest and most up to date travel guidebooks about the whole country.
We really like the Rough Guides in general, also for other countries we have used them ourselves, and checking this one, it really covers extensively all areas of Poland including Wroclaw and Lower Silesia – we found some of the spots that are most important to us but also not very obvious, and they are all included.
Almost 500 pages could be heavy to carry with you, hence they also share the free e-Book with every purchase – highly recommended by us.
Whether you want to wander around fairy-tale Kraków, spy rare bison in Bialowieza Forest, or hike among the snow-capped Tatra Mountains, this travel guide makes sure you experience all that Poland has to offer.
Published in 2023, this is one of the latest guidebooks about Poland as a whole country. It is part of the DK Eyewitness collection, so you know that you can expect a great solid overview with plenty of ideas and background information.
This is another interesting recently published book (late 2023). While most guides focus on the things to see in Poland, this one takes a different approach.
It is focussing on the people, the culture and the customs. Here you can find:
- Local customs and traditions
- The impact of religion, history, and politics
- Eating and drinking, Polish style
- The Poles at home, work, and play
- Communication, spoken and unspoken
- Dos, don’ts, and taboos
- Local business practice for those traveling for work
Of course, who does not know the Lonely Planet series? Although there is no version for Lower Silesia itself, we recommend to check out the full country edition for Poland.
Packed with information and advice, we are trusting the Lonely Planet series already for a long time and have multiple other countries at home.
We got another coffee-table book for you! „Live the Polish Way of Life“ is a beautifully made book in kind of pocket size, which tells you a bit of the way how Poland works.
Of course, in a quite funny way, as „jakoś to będzie“ means as much as „everything will be fine“. So there is no reason to worry about anything, right?
If you happen to be able to read in Polish, we also have a recommendation for you:
A book that gives an insight into the character of Ryszard Kaja, an artist known for his excellent series of posters dedicated to many places in Poland. Thanks to the book, you can also learn how important the city of Wroclaw was for his work.
If you did not see it yet, in Wroclaw we also have the Polish Poster Gallery which we highly recommend here.
Books written by Authors from Wroclaw
Olga Tokarczuk certainly is one of the most famous Wroclawians as in 2019 she received the nobel price for literature.
In the Polish-Czech border regions a murder happened… And Janina Duszejko, the main character, who actually loves animals much more than humans, now is starting her investigation…
Empusion: Eine natur(un)heilkundliche...
Gesang der Fledermäuse (Kampa Pocket)
Die Jakobsbücher: Roman
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Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead: Roman
Did you know about our guidebook?
In 2023 we have finally published the English edition of our award-winning guidebook!
If you want to explore 100 extraordinary places in Wroclaw, then of course we can highly recommend you to check out the free preview. Have we mentioned free worldwide shipping?
We hope that you enjoyed the best books about Wroclaw as much as we do! Let‘s have a cozy winter time and read a bit 😉
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