Argument About Basia

Argument About Basia

Author	Kornel Makuszyński
Original title	Awantura o Basię
Language	Polish
Genre	Novel
Publication date	1937
Publication place	Poland
Media type	Print (Hardback)

Argument About Basia (Polish: Awantura o Basię) is a Polish novel by Kornel Makuszyński, written in 1936, but released one year later.

Plot

The book tells the story of a little orphan girl, Basia, sent by train alone after her mother's death. When a piece of paper with the address of Basia's guardians is destroyed, Basia is taken by an actor who managed to read the address and takes the girl there. But he turns out to be wrong ...

The book's first English translation by Paweł Szczerkowski and Mary Ashwood was published on Amazon on July 17, 2025.https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJ2M3HG6/ref=sr_1_1?crid=13MQ8X29C3Y5E&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.k6UOEI9OWhjg53Q8gzZp4A.iAmCO7LX3oKnqgwQrSxbkNC5SSUBCsMAAr0cc9z4s2s&dib_tag=se&keywords=argument+about+basia&qid=1752858283&sprefix=%2Caps%2C202&sr=8-1#detailBullets_featur

Screenings

It was filmed twice – in 1959 and 1995 (this time, also with a mini-series released in 1997).

1959 version

Black-and-white movie directed by Maria Kaniewska and starred:

• Małgorzata Piekarska as Basia
• Jerzy Duszyński as Mr Olszowski
• Ewa Krasnodębska as Miss Olszańska
• Roman Niewiarowicz as Walicki
• Mieczysław Gajda as Szot

and others

1995 and 1997 versions

Starring:

• Agata Marciniak as little Basia
• Paulina Tworzyańska as teenage Basia
• Piotr Fronczewski as Mr Olszowski
• Maria Gładkowska as Miss Olszańska
• Andrzej Szczepkowski as Walicki
• Jan Jankowski as Szot

and others

External links

• Argument About Basia at IMDb
• Argument About Basia at IMDb
• Argument About Basia at IMDb