Hanna Krall
Hanna Krall | |
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Born | 1935 Warsaw, Poland |
Occupation | novelist, journalist |
Nationality | Polish |
Notable awards | Herder Prize, 2005 |
Hanna Krall (born 1935) is a Polish writer with a degree in journalism from the
Personal life
Krall is of
She is married to reporter Jerzy Szperkowicz and together have one daughter, Katarzyna.
Career
Journalism
After Krall finished her studies in journalism, she started working for the Polish local paper Życie Warszawy ("Warsaw Life") from 1955 to 1966. She debuted her first article In 1966, she left the paper and began to write for the well known magazine
Books
During Krall's time working for Polityka, she published her first book named Na wschód od Arbatu ("Heading east from
Commercial success came with the publication of the 1977 Zdążyć przed Panem Bogiem (engl. title:
Her most famous success Król kier znów na wylocie ("Chasing the King of Hearts") has been translated into 17 languages an earned many awards since its publication in 2006, including the German Würth Preis for European Literature 2012 and the Found in Translation Award 2014.[6]
Apart from the central Holocaust theme, Krall's writings also reflect her search for her own identity, as can be seen very clearly in Dowody na istnienie ("Evidence for Existence"). Another theme in this book is the often complicated destiny of the Polish people in history and the influence of the past on people's lives in the present. Krall was a friend of
Her publication Widok z okna na pierwszym piętrze (engl. title: View from the Window on the First Floor) was a collaboration for the film Krótki Dzień Pracy (1981) by Kieślowski.[7]
Her works have been translated into many languages and have received the most recognition in Germany and Sweden.[5] The Belarusian 2015 Nobel Laureate Svetlana Alexievich described Krall as a key influence.[8] Krall was a member of the Polish Writer's Union (Polish: Związek Literatów Polskich, ZLP) from 1978 to 1983 and the Stowarzyszenie Pisarzy Polskich (Polish Writer's Association) from 1989 to 2020.[9]
Polish Title | English title | Year/ City of Publication | |
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Gra o moje życie | My Life at Stake | Warsaw, Polityka, 1968[5] | |
Na Wschód od Arbatu | Heading East from Arbat | Warsaw, 1972 | |
Dojrzałość dostępna dla wszystkich | Maturity Available for Everyone | Warsaw, 1977 | |
Zdążyć przed Panem Bogiem | Shielding the Flame | Kraków, 1977 | |
Sześć odcieni bieli | Six Shades of White | Warsaw, 1978 | |
Subloklatorka | The Subtenant | Paris, 1985 | |
Hipnoza | Hypnosis | Warsaw, 1989 | |
Trudności ze wstawaniem. Okna.[11] | Problems with Getting Up. Windows. | Warsaw, 1990 | |
Taniec na cudzym weselu | Dancing at Someone Else’s Wedding | Warsaw, 1993 | |
Co się stało z naszą bajką | What Happened to Our Fairy Tale | Warsaw, 1994 | |
Dowody na istnienie | Evidence for Existence | Poznań, 1996 | |
Tam już nie ma żadnej rzeki | There Is No River There Anymore | Kraków, 1998 | |
To ty jesteś Daniel | So You are Daniel | Kraków, 2001 | |
Wyjątkowo długa linia | An Exceptionally Long Line | Kraków, 2004 | |
Spokojne niedzielne popołudnie | A Quiet Sunday Afternoon | Kraków, 2004 | |
Król kier znów na wylocie | Chasing the King of Hearts | Warsaw, 2006 | |
Żal | Regret | Warsaw, 2007 | |
Różowe strusie pióra | Pink Ostrich Feathers | Warsaw, 2009 | |
Biała Maria | White Maria | Warsaw, 2011 | |
Sześć odcieni bieli i inne historie | Six Shades of White and Other Stories | Warsaw, 2015 |
Books in English translation
- Shielding the flame : an intimate conversation with Marek Edelman, the last surviving leader of the Warsaw ghetto uprising [12]
- The subtenant / To outwit God (1992). Includes Shielding the Flame titled as To Outwit God.[13]
- To steal a march on God (1996). Dramatization of Shielding the Flame.[14]
- The woman from Hamburg and other true stories (2006). Includes Taniec na cudzym weselu (Dancing at Someone Else's Wedding) and Dowody na istnienie (Proofs of Existence).[15]
- Chasing the King of Hearts (2013) [16]
Awards
Krall has been the recipient of many prestigious awards in Poland and across the world including the Solidarity Cultural Prize (1985),
Notes
- ^ a b "Hanna Krall". Miejsce dla Wybitnych.pl. 2014. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ISBN 83-02-05974-9, s. 363
- ^ "Hanna Krall | Jewish Women's Archive". jwa.org. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
- ^ "Hanna Krall". dzieje.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ^ a b c "Hanna Krall". Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ^ "Books: Chasing the King of Hears". English Pen. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ^ ""Widok z okna na I piętrze" – monolog". Archiwum Twórczości Krzysztofa Kieślowskiego (in Polish). 2019-02-18. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ^ "2015 Nobel Laureate Alexievich Discusses Polish Influences". Culture.pl. October 13, 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ "Rezygnujemy z członkostwa w Stowarzyszeniu Pisarzy Polskich". Zeszyty Literackie (in Polish). 2020-08-14. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ^ a b "Hanna Krall". Culture.pl. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- OCLC 833859740. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- OL 2707703M. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- OCLC 1285856049. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- OCLC 833638289.
- OCLC 248617010. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- OL 26017126M. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Guests - Hanna Krall - Conrad Festival". Conrad Festival. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
References
- Adamczyk-Garbowska, Monika. "Hanna Krall." Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia. 1 March 2009. Jewish Women's Archive. August 22, 2009
- Schwartz, Matthias: "The Technique of Documenting. On the Early Reportages of Ryszard Kapuściński and Hanna Krall." Documentary Aesthetics in the Long 1960s in Eastern Europe and Beyond, ed. by Clemens Günther and Matthias Schwartz. Amsterdam: Brill 2024, 164–185.