Adam Zagajewski
Adam Zagajewski | |
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 Adam Zagajewski in 2014 | |
| Born | 21 June 1945 Lwów, Poland |
| Died | 21 March 2021 (aged 75) Kraków, Poland |
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| Nationality | Polish |
| Alma mater | Vilenica Prize (1996) (1975) |
Adam Zagajewski (21 June 1945 – 21 March 2021) was a Polish
essayist
.
He was awarded the 2004 Neustadt International Prize for Literature, the 2016 Griffin Poetry Prize Lifetime Recognition Award, the 2017 Princess of Asturias Award for Literature, and the 2018 Golden Wreath of Poetry at the Struga Poetry Evenings.
He was considered a leading poet of the Generation of '68, or Polish New Wave (Polish: Nowa fala), and one of Poland's most prominent contemporary poets.[1]
Biography
Adam Zagajewski was born in 1945 in
Polish Writers' Association.[4]
His literary works have received international recognition and have been translated into many languages.
Zagajewski used to teach poetry workshops as a visiting lecturer at the School of Literature and Arts at the
Czeslaw Milosz. Commenting on the occasion of his death, Olga Tokarczuk remarked that he was an appreciated teacher of poetry.[8]
Zagajewski died on 21 March 2021 at the age of 75 in Krakow.[9][10]
Awards
He was awarded the Bronze
In 2015 he received thePour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts.[16] In his lifetime, he was frequently mentioned as a potential Nobel Prize laureate.[8]
Bibliography
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Collections
Poetry
- Komunikat. Kraków, 1972. ISBN 978-606-711-947-3
- Sklepy mięsne. Kraków, 1975. ISBN 978-606-711-947-3
- List. Oda do wielkości. Paris, 1983. ISBN 978-2-7168-0030-3
- Jechać do Lwowa. London, 1985. ISBN 978-0-906601-25-9
- Plótno. Paris, 1990. ISBN 978-2-906253-07-0
- Ziemia ognista. Poznan, 1994. ISBN 978-83-85568-09-4
- Trzej aniołowie / Three Angels. Kraków, 1998 (bilingual edition of selected poems). ISBN 978-83-08-02780-6
- Pragnienie. Kraków, 1999. ISBN 978-83-85568-43-8
- Powrót. Kraków, 2003. ISBN 978-83-240-0339-6
- Anteny. Kraków, 2005. ISBN 978-83-85568-75-9
- ISBN 978-83-240-1246-6
- Wiersze wybrane. Kraków, 2010. ISBN 978-83-61298-68-7
- Asymetria. Kraków, 2014. ISBN 978-83-61298-76-2
- Lotnisko w Amsterdamie / Airport in Amsterdam. Kraków, 2016 (bilingual edition of selected poems). ISBN 978-83-61298-92-2
- Prawdziwe życie. Kraków, 2019. ISBN 978-83-65614-25-4
Prose
- Ciepło, zimno. Warszawa, 1975. OCLC 454835659
- Słuch absolutny. Kraków, 1979. OCLC 1036346563
- Cienka kreska. Kraków, 1983. ISBN 978-83-7006-088-6
Essays
- Świat nieprzedstawiony. Kraków, 1974. OCLC 69284381
- Drugi oddech. Kraków, 1978. OCLC 5403843
- Solidarność i samotność. "Zeszyty literackie", 1986. ISBN 978-83-917979-0-7
- Dwa miasta. Paryż-Kraków, 1991. ISBN 978-83-85158-33-2
- ISBN 978-83-85568-94-0
- Obrona żarliwosci. Kraków, 2002. ISBN 978-83-85568-57-5
- Poeta rozmawia z filozofem. Warszawa, 2007. ISBN 978-83-60046-85-2
- Lekka przesada. Kraków, 2011. ISBN 978-83-61298-29-8
- Poezja dla początkujących. Warszawa, 2017. ISBN 978-83-64648-57-1
- Substancja nieuporządkowana. Kraków, 2019. ISBN 978-83-240-5869-3
Books in English translation
Poetry
- Tremor Translator Renata Gorczynski, Collins Harvill, 1987 ISBN 978-0-00-271910-0
- Canvas Translators Renata Gorczynski, Benjamin Ivry, C. K. Williams, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1994, ISBN 978-0-374-52398-5
- Mysticism for Beginners: Poems. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 15 April 1999. ISBN 978-0-374-52687-0.
- Without End: New and Selected Poems. Translated by Clare Cavanagh. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 18 March 2003. ISBN 978-0-374-52861-4.
- Selected Poems, Translator Clare Cavanagh, Faber & Faber, 2004, ISBN 978-0-571-22425-8
- Eternal Enemies: Poems. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 28 October 2014. ISBN 978-1-4668-8424-3.
- Unseen Hand: Poems (2011) ISBN 978-0-374-53336-6
- Asymmetry: Poems. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 20 November 2018. ISBN 978-0-374-10647-8.
- True Life, Translator Clare Cavanagh, 2023, Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 978-0-374-60156-0
Essays
- Solidarity, Solitude, Ecco Press, 1990, ISBN 978-0-88001-186-0
- Two Cities: On Exile, History, and the Imagination. University of Georgia Press. 1995. ISBN 978-0-8203-2409-8.
- Another Beauty. University of Georgia Press. 2002. ISBN 978-0-8203-2410-4.
- A Defense of Ardor: Essays. Translated by Clare Cavanagh. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 28 October 2014. ISBN 978-1-4668-8423-6.
- Slight Exaggeration: An Essay. Trans. Clare Cavanagh. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 4 April 2017. ISBN 978-0-374-26587-8.
Edited
- Polish Writers on Writing (Trinity University Press, 2007)
Critical studies and reviews
- Carpenter, Bogdana (2005). "A Tribute to Adam Zagajewski". World Literature Today. 79 (2): 14–15. JSTOR 40158662.
- Cavanagh, Clare (2005). "Lyric and Public: The Case of Adam Zagajewski". World Literature Today. 79 (2): 16–19. JSTOR 40158663.
- Kay, Magdalena (2005). "Place and Imagination in the Poetry of Adam Zagajewski". World Literature Today. 79 (2): 20–22. JSTOR 40158664.
- Kay, Magdalena (2012). Knowing One's Place in Contemporary Irish and Polish Poetry: Zagajewski, Mahon, Heaney, Hartwig. New York: Continuum. ISBN 978-1-62356-281-6.
- Krivak, Andrew (9 May 2003). "The Language of Redemption: The Catholic Poets Adam Zagajewski, Marie Ponsot & Lawrence Joseph". ISSN 0010-3330..
- Shallcross, Bozena (2002). Through the Poet's Eye: The Travels of Zagajewski, Herbert, and Brodsky. Evanston: Northwestern University Press. ISBN 978-0-8101-1837-9.
See also
- List of Polish people
- List of Polish poets
- Polish literature
References
- ^ "Adam Zagajewski – Poet". Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Adam zagajewski". Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Adam Zagajewski". Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ Koziński, Remigiusz (22 March 2021). "Odszedł esteta, eseista, poeta. Kilka słów o Adamie Zagajewskim". Lubimy Czytać (in Polish). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Adam Zagajewski". Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ Colm Tóibín (30 April 2004). "Lvov Story". Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ Adam Zagajewski (17 September 2001). "Try to Praise the Mutilated World". The New Yorker. Condé Nast. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ a b c Scislowska, Monika (22 March 2021). "Acclaimed Polish poet Adam Zagajewski dies at age 75". Associated Press. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ Viatteau, Michel (21 March 2021). "Adam Zagajewski: Poland's unassuming 'poet of 9/11'". Agence France-Presse. Archived from the original on 22 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Acclaimed Polish poet Adam Zagajewski dies at age 75 - ABC News". ABC News.
- ^ "2004 Neustadt Prize Laureate – Adam Zagajewski". World Literature Today. 2005. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Polish poet awarded 2004 Neustadt prize". The Oklahoma Daily. 27 October 2003. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ "Leopold Lucas-Preis 2016 geht an Adam Zagajewski" (in German). University of Tübingen. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Adam Zagajewski with the Princess of Asturias literary award : Kraków Miasto Literatury UNESCO". krakowcityofliterature.com. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Wyborcza.pl". wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Orden Pour le mérite wählt neue Mitglieder". bundesregierung.de (in German). Presse- und Informationsamt der Bundesregierung. 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
External links
Wikiquote has quotations related to Adam Zagajewski.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Adam Zagajewski.
- Profile and poems by Adam Zagajewski at PoetryFoundation.org
- Poems by Adam Zagajewski at Samizdat
- Profile and poems by Adam Zagjewski at Poets.org
- Adam Zagajewski at culture.pl
- Kannada translations of 5 Adam Zagajewski poems by S. Jayasrinivasa Rao at https://avadhimag.in
- Profile at Poetry International
- Interview with Adam Zagagjewski in Barcelona Metropolis Magazine, Autumn, 2009
- Recorded at the Lensic Theater in Santa Fe, New Mexico on 1 May 2002. (Audio, 70 mins)
