A new, complete and original edition of Notatki o muzyce i muzykach [Notes on Music and Musicians], published in 1961. Prepared for publication by the author and the publisher, the book was initially stopped by the censors. The typescript has been preserved in the archives of Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne and as a result it has been possible to publish Znaki zapytania [Question Marks] in its original form. A comparison of the two versions reveals the scale of the cuts and changes made in the past. Znaki zapytania testifies to an extraordinary opening of Polish culture and musical life after the period of Stalinist isolation. The pieces included in the volume come from 1955–58, a brief period of political thaw which had a huge impact also on musical life in Poland. Mycielski happily records visits of foreign artists, welcomes with hope the founding of the Warsaw Autumn Festival, notes the increased interest in jazz, writes about the cultural achievements of recent years – but also fiercely points out the shortcomings and cases of negligence in the national cultural policy. The whole ends with five Letters from the West written by Mycielski in 1957 during his first trip in years to France and Switzerland.