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IN 2018 TADEUSZ BATYR, a previously unknown author, published a book about the life of a notorious gang boss in communist Poland. “His biography is a ready script for an action film,” wrote Mr Batyr. Appearing in disguise in a televised interview, he praised Karol Nawrocki, a historian, for having inspired him to write the book.

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