Jan Błoński

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Jan Błoński
Born(1931-01-15)15 January 1931
Warsaw, Poland
Died10 February 2009(2009-02-10) (aged 78)
Kraków
OccupationWriter, academic
NationalityPolish
CitizenshipPolish

Jan Błoński (15 January 1931 – 10 February 2009) was a Polish historian, literary critic, publicist and translator. He was a leading representative of the Kraków school of literary criticism, which wielded significant influence in postwar Poland.

Professor of the

Polish Baroque. He was the literary editor for the publication of Witold Gombrowicz's collected works in 1986–88 through Wydawnictwo Literackie. He was also the Fellow of Collegium Invisibile. In 1996–2001 he served as juror for the Nike Literary Award. In November 1995 he was awarded the Kraków Book of the Month Award for the collected works of Sławomir Mrożek, his long-time friend from the Stalinist period.[1]

Biography

Jan Błoński was born in

Stalinist era in Poland.[2]

Błoński obtained a position with the Institute of Literary Studies of the

Paris University IV. He died on 10 February 2009 in Kraków.[2]

References

  1. ^ "List of Fellows". Collegium Invisible ci.edu.pl, Warsaw. Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d Jerzy Jarzębski (2009). "Prof. Jan Błoński" (PDF). In memoriam. First published in Gazeta Wyborcza 38/2009. Jagiellonian University. pp. 14–16. Retrieved March 6, 2013 – via direct download 1.03 MB.
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