ABSTRACT
Gustaw Herling-Grudziński (1919–2000)—one of the most important Polish writers of the twentieth century—visited decolonizing Burma in 1952 and left behind a travel diary titled A Journey to Burma (Podróż do Burmy). This text paints a vivid, fascinating, disturbing, and complicated picture. Herling was a conflicted writer who struggled to understand this faraway country. His writing revolves around colonialism, its legacy, and the complicated colonial relationship with Burmese culture. 1
