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Zbigniew Herbert

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The Book Institute offers translations of excerpts Zbigniew Herbert’s works in the following languages: Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese, Croatian, Italian and Persian. Interested parties are kindly invited to contact us.

(1924-1998) – poet and essayist, author of plays and audio dramas, an extremely prolific writer, mentioned among Nobel Prize candidates.

Born in Lviv. That was where he went to school; during World War II he continued his education at clandestine classes, and received his school-leaving diploma in 1944. In the same year he started a course in Polish studies at the clandestine John Casimir University. After moving to Cracow, he studied law and economics.

He published his first article in the Szczecin weekly “Tygodnik Wybrzeża” in 1948. A year later he graduated in law at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, where he then started to study philosophy, mentored by professor Henryk Elzenberg. At that time Herbert divided his time between studying and literary work. He published in magazines such as “Słowo Powszechne” and “Dziś i Jutro”, which included his debut poems “Napis” (Inscription), “Pożegnanie września” (Farewell to September) and “Złoty środek” (The Golden Mean), and many reviews and essays. Later he also wrote for “Twórczość” and “Tygodnik Powszechny”. His debut poetry volume “Struna światła” (Chord of Light) did not come out until 1956 – the year of a political thaw and literature’s departure from socialist realism.

The keys to understanding Herbert’s poetry are the categories of dispossession, irony and faithfulness. His poems are an attempt to revive tradition as the axiological foundation of individual life. The lyrical parables juxtapose the image of modern man’s moral vacuity and aimlessness with the ethical code of figures from Mediterranean culture, “the defenders of the kingdom without limit and the city of ashes” (translation by Bogdana and John Carpenter).

Mr. Cogito, the protagonist of the famous 1974 poetry volume Mr Cogito and many subsequent works, personifies the conflict between a sense of reality and the desire for glory. Irony complicates the ostensible simplicity and directness of Herbert’s poems, and at the same time is an artistic device and attitude towards existence. It also turns out to be a form of solidarity, as it offers humans liberation from platitudes, allows them to understand the world and live with dignity.

Herbert’s poetry bears traces of his biography: family memories, travel abroad. They are also given voice in the essayistic trilogy composed of “Barbarzyńca w ogrodzie” (published in English as Barbarian in the Garden), “Labirynt nad morzem” (published in English as The Labyrinth on the Sea: Essays), and “Martwa natura z wędzidłem” (published in English as Still Life with a Bridle: Essays and Apocryphas). The first is a collection of essays written after a scholarship in France and Italy. Herbert starts by discussing the Lascaux cave paintings, and goes on to describe the Doric temples of Paestum, the Roman Arles, Provence, Orvieto and Siena. The author himself wrote this about the texts included in the volume: “What do I consider this book to be? A collection of sketches. A travel report. The first is the real journey around cities, museums and ruins. The second – through books about the places visited. These two perspectives, or two methods, intertwine […] In the sketches I try to combine information and the direct impression, and include also the human background, the landscape, the mood and colour of places being described.”

The Labyrinth on the Sea was written after the author’s return from Greece, where he travelled to see classical art. It is about Etruscan civilisation and the Roman conquest of Europe. Still Life with a Bridle, in turn, guides the reader around 17th-century Holland, gripped with a passion for art collecting. Herbert concludes one of his essays thus: “A major part of contemporary art declares itself on the side of chaos, gesticulates in a void, or tells the story of its own barren soul. The old masters – all of them without exception – […] believed in the purposefulness of their work and the possibility of interhuman communication. […] Let such naivete be praised” (translation by John and Bogdana Carpenter).

Because in 1975 Herbert signed the Letter of 59 protesting against some proposed changes to the constitution, the communist censorship board barred him from publication. He spent the years 1975-81 abroad, and on returning to Poland he joined the underground journal “Zapis”, and his next volume of poetry, “Raport z oblężonego miasta” (published in English as Report from the Besieged City and Other Poems), was published outside of official circulation.

Herbert’s best-known play is “Jaskinia filozofów” (The Philosophers’ Cave), set in Athens during the time of Socrates; it shows the Greek thinker’s three final days. It was premiered at the Teatr Dramatyczny in Warsaw in 1961. Herbert also wrote audio dramas, for which he was awarded the Golden Microphone award in 1993.

He died in Warsaw in 1998.

He was posthumously honoured with the Order of the White Eagle. He also received many prizes, including the Kościelski Award (1964), the Nikolaus-Lenau-Preis (1965), The Herder Prize (1973), the Petrarca-Preis (1979), The PEN/Bruno Schulz Prize (1988), and the Kazimierz Wyka Award (1993).

2010 saw the creation of the Herbert Foundation, which started awarding a literary prize named after him in 2013. The Zbigniew Herbert Year was celebrated in 2008 and 2018. The World Zbigniew Herbert Year was celebrated in 2024, the poet’s centenary.

Bibliography (selected)

poetry:

  • Struna światła, Warsaw: Czytelnik, 1956.
  • Hermes, pies i gwiazda, Warsaw: Czytelnik, 1957.
  • Studium przedmiotu, Warsaw: Czytelnik, 1961.
  • Napis, Warsaw: Czytelnik, 1969.
  • Pan Cogito, Warsaw: Czytelnik, 1974.
  • 18 wierszy, Cracow: Oficyna Literacka, 1983.
  • Raport z oblężonego Miasta i inne wiersze, Paris: Instytut Literacki, 1983.
  • Elegia na odejście, Paris: Instytut Literacki, 1990.
  • Rovigo, Wrocław: Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 1992.
  • Epilog burzy, Wrocław: Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 1998.
  • 89 wierszy, Cracow: Wydawnictwo a5, 1998.
  • Wiersze wybrane, Cracow: Wydawnictwo a5, 2004.
  • Wiersze zebrane, Cracow: Wydawnictwo a5, 2008.
  • Utwory rozproszone (Rekonesans), Cracow: Wydawnictwo a5, 2011.
  • Utwory rozproszone (Rekonesans 2), Cracow: Wydawnictwo a5, 2017.
  • Wybór poezji, Wrocław: Ossolineum, 2018.

essays, short stories:

  • Barbarzyńca w ogrodzie, Warsaw: Czytelnik 1962.
  • Martwa natura z wędzidłem, Wrocław: Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 1993.
  • Labirynt nad morzem, Warsaw: Zeszyty Literackie, 2000.
  • Król mrówek, Cracow: Wydawnictwo a5, 2001.
  • Węzeł gordyjski oraz inne pisma rozproszone 1948–1998, Warsaw: Biblioteka „Więzi”, 2001.
  • „Mistrz z Delft” i inne utwory odnalezione, Warsaw: Fundacja Zeszytów Literackich, 2008.

drama:

  • Dramaty, Warsaw: Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy, 1970; edition 2nd extended: Wrocław: Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 1997.
  • Dramaty, Warsaw: Biblioteka „Więzi”, 2008.

Translations (selected)

Albanian:

  • Zoti Cogito [Pan Cogito], trans. Mazllum Saneja, Pejë: Dukagjini, 2000.
  • Raport prej qytetit të rrethuar [Raport z oblężonego miasta], trans. Romeo Çollaku, Tirana: Aleph, 2015.
  • Mbreti i milingonave [Król mrówek], trans. Edlira Lloha, Tirana: Aleph Klub, 2022.

Belarussian:

  • Рапарт з гораду ў аблозе: выбраныя творы – Raport z oblężonego Miasta. Utwory wybrane, trans. Juras Buszliakow, Wrocław: Kolegium Europy Wschodniej im. Jana Nowaka-Jeziorańskiego, 2006 [bilingual edition].
  • Рэканструкцыя паэта: выбраныя вершы і драма [selected poetry and dramas], trans. Juras Buszliakow, Minsk: Logwinow, 2009.
  • Спроба апісання: выбраная эсэістыка [selected essays], trans. Maryna Szoda i in., Minsk: Logwinow, 2009.
  • Пасланне Пана Когіта: выбраныя вершы і п’есы [selected poetry], trans. Juras Buszliakow i in., Vilnius: Logwinow, 2020.

Bulgarian:

  • Пан Когито [Pan Cogito], trans. Dimitrina Lau-Bukowska, Sofija: Atelie, 1998.
  • Силата на вкуса. 100 стихотворения [selected poetry], trans. Wera Dejanowa; Sofija: Stigmati, 2000.
  • Варварин в градината [Barbarzynca w ogrodzie], trans. Wera Dejanowa, Sofija: Stigmati, 2000.
  • Натюрморт с юзда [Martwa natura z wędzidłem], trans. Wera Dejanowa, Sofija: Stigmati, 2008.

Catalan:

  • Informe des de la ciutat assetjada [Raport z oblężonego Miasta], trans. Grzegorz Gryc, València: Edicions de la Guerra, [1993].
  • Un bàrbar al jardí [Barbarzyńca w ogrodzie], trans. Manel Bellmunt, Barcelona: Labreu Edicions, 2009.
  • El senyor Cogito [Pan Cogito], trans. Xavier Farré, Vic: Cafè Central, Eumo Editorial, 2021.

Chinese:

  • 花园里的野蛮人 [Barbarzyńca w ogrodzie], trans. Zhenhui Zhang, Guangdong: Flower City Publishing House, 2014.
  • 带马嚼子的静物画, trans. Yi Lijun, Guangdong: Flower City Publishing House, 2014.
  • 海上迷宫 [Labirynt nad morzem], trans. Zhao Gang, Guangdong: Flower City Publishing House, 2014.
  • 赫贝特诗集 [selected poetry], trans. Gang Zhao, Guandong: Huacheng Chubanshe, 2018.

Croatian:

  • Svjedok zlovremena [selected poetry], trans. Pero Mioč, Rijeka: Društvo hrvatskih knijževnika, 2003.
  • Moć ukusa: izbor iz djela [selected poetry, essays and dramas], collective translation, Zagreb: Hrvatsko Filološko Društvo: Disput, 2009.

Czech:

  • Studium předmĕtu [Studium przedmiotu], trans. Vlasta Dvořáčková, Miroslav Holub, Praha: Státní nakladatelství krásné literatury a umění, 1965.
  • Poslání pana Cogito [Pan Cogito; Raport z oblężonego Miasta], trans. Vlasta Dvořáčková, Miroslav Červenka, Praha: Československý spisovatel, Lidové noviny, 1991.
  • Jeskyně filozofů [Jaskinia filozofów], trans. Vlasta Dvořáčková, Irena Lexová, Praha: Dilia, 1994.
  • Epilog bouře [selected poetry], trans. Miroslav Červenka, Vlasta Dvořáčková. Praha: Mladá Fronta, 2000.
  • Barbar v zahrade [Barbarzyńca w ogrodzie], trans. Josef Mlejnek, Praha: Opus 2010.
  • Zátiší s udidlem [Martwa natura z wędzidłem], trans. Jan Linka, Praha: Opus, 2012.
  • Labyrint u moře [Labirynt nad morzem], trans. Jan Linka, Praga: Opus, 2016.

Danish:

  • Hr. Cogitos hjemkomst: digte [Pan Cogito], trans. Janina Katz, København : Brøndum, 1980.
  • Rapport fra den belejrede by [Raport z oblężonego Miasta], trans. Janina Katz, Uffe Harder, København : Brøndum, 1986.
  • Stilleben med bidsel [Martwa natura z wędzidłem], trans. Janina Katz, Willy Dähnhardt, Uffe Harder, København : Brøndum/Aschehoug, 1995.
  • Stormens epilog [Epilog burzy], trans. Janina Katz, Hans Hartmann; Århus: Husets Forlag/S.O.L., 2002.

Dutch:

  • Meneer Cogito [Pan Cogito], trans. Gerard Rasch, Amsterdam: De Bezige Bij, 1990.
  • Rapport uit een belegerde stad en andere gedichten [Raport z oblężonego Miasta], trans. Gerard Rasch, Amsterdam: De Bezige Bij, 1994.
  • Barbaar in de tuin: literaire schetsen [Barbarzyńca w ogrodzie], trans. Karol Lesman; Amsterdam: De Bezige Bij, 1995.
  • Verzamelde Gedichten [wybór wierszy], trans. Gerard Rasch, Amsterdam: De Bezige Bij, 1999.
  • De koning van de mieren [Król mrówek: prywatna mitologia], trans. Gerard Rasch, Amsterdam: De Bezige Bij, 2004.

English:

  • Barbarian in the garden [Barbarzyńca w ogrodzie], trans. Michael March, Jarosław Anders, Manchester: Carcanet, 1985.
  • Report from the besieged city and other poems [Raport z oblężonego Miasta], trans. John and Bogdana Carpenter, New York: Ecco Press, 1985.
  • Still life with a bridle: essays and apocryphas [Martwa natura z wędzidłem], trans. John and Bogdana Carpenter, New York: The Ecco Press, 1991.
  • Mr Cogito [Pan Cogito], trans. John and Bogdana Carpenter, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993.
  • Elegy for the departure and other poems [Elegia na odejście], trans. John and Bogdana Carpenter, Hopewell: The Ecco Press, 1999.
  • The King of the Ants: mytholoical essays [Król mrówek], trans. John and Bogdana Carpenter, Hopewell: The Ecco Press, 1999.
  • The labyrinth on the sea: essays [Labirynt nad morzem], trans. John and Bogdana Carpenter, New York: Ecco, 2005.
  • The Collected Poems 1956–1998 [selected poetry], trans. Alissa Valles, New York: Harper Collins, 2007.
  • The Collected Prose 1962–1998 [collected prose], trans. Alissa Valles, New York: Harper Collins, 2010.
  • Reconstruction of the Poet. Uncollected Works of Zbigniew Herbert [a selection of dramas and poetry], trans. Alissa Valles, New York: Harper Collins, 2024.

Estonian

  • Valitud luuletused [selected poetry], trans. Hendrik Lindepuu, Laiuse: Hendrik Lindepuu Kirjastus, 2008.

Finnish:

  • Kyynelten teknologiasta [selected poetry], trans. Jussi Rosti. Helsinki: Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö, 2005.

French:

  • Monsieur Cogito et autres poèmes [Pan Cogito], trans. Alfred Sproede, Paris: Éditions Fayard, 1990.
  • Redresse-toi et va… [selected poetry], trans. Jacques Burko, Paris: Editions de la Différence, 1995.
  • Élégie pour le départ et Rovigo [selected poetry from Elegia na odejście i Rovigo], trans. Jacques Burko, Nantes: Le Passeur-Cecofop, 2000.
  • Un Barbare dans le jardin [Barbarzyńca w ogrodzie], trans. Jean Lajarrige, Paris: Éditions du Rocher, 2000.
  • Nature morte avec bride et mors [Martwa natura z wędzidłem], trans. Thérèse Douchy, Paris: Calmann-Lévy, 2003.
  • Le Labyrinthe au bord de la mer [Labirynt nad morzem], trans. Brigitte Gautier, Paris: Le Bruit du Temps, 2011
  • Corde de lumière [1. volume of collected works], trans. Brigitte Gautier, Paris: Le Bruit du Temps, 2011.

German:

  • Die Höhle der Philosophen [Jaskinia filozofów], trans. Heinrich Kunstmann, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp, 1966.
  • Herr Cogito [Pan Cogito], trans. Karl Dedecius, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp, 1974.
  • Das Land, nach dem ich mich sehne: Lyrik und Prosa [selected poetry and essays], trans. Guido von Birkenfeld, Karl Dedecius, Klaus Staemmler, Oskar Jan Tauschinski, Walter Tiel, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp, 1987.
  • Bericht aus einer belagerten Stadt [Raport z oblężonego Miasta], trans. Oskar Jan Tauschinski, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp, 1985.
  • Stilleben mit Kandare [Martwa natura z wędzidłem], trans. Klaus Staemmler, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp, 1994.
  • Ein Barbar in einem Garten [Barbarzyńca w ogrodzie], trans. Walter Tiel, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp, 1995.
  • Rovigo [Rovigo], trans. Klaus Staemmler, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp, 1995.
  • Gedichte [selected poetry; text in German and Polish], trans. Karl Dedecius, Cracow: Wydawnictwo Literackie, 2000.
  • Gewitter-Epilog: Gedichte [Epilog burzy], trans. Henryk Bereska, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp, 2000.
  • Herrn Cogitos Vermächtnis: 89 Gedichte [89 wierszy], trans. Karl Dedecius and others, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp, 2000.
  • Der Tulpen bitterer Duft [Martwa natura z wędzidłem], trans. Klaus Staemmler. Frankfurt am Main–Leipzig: Insel-Verlag, 2001.

Greek

  • Epilogī’ apo to érgo tou [selected works], trans. Spýros Tsakniás, Thessaloníkī: M. Egnatía, 1979.
  • Ī psychī’ tou k. Cogito kai álla poiī’mata [selected poetry], trans. Chárīs Vlavianós, Athīna: Gavriīlídīs, 2001.
  • Dyo Eurōpaíoi poiītés [selected poetry of Zbigniew Herbert i Miroslav Holub], trans. Giō’rgos Z. Christodoulídīs, Athīna: Paraskī’nio, 2001.

Hebrew:

  • דו”ח מעיר נצורה [Raport z oblężonego miasta], trans. David Weinfeld, Sifriat Poalim, 1990.
  • האפוקריפים ההולנדיים [Martwa natura z wędzidłem], trans. David Weinfeld, Tel Aviv: Am Oved, 1997.
  • אלגיה לעת פרידה [Elegia na odejście], trans. David Weinfeld, Tel Aviv: Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1998.
  • ברברי בגן [Barbarzyńca w ogrodzie], trans. Marta i Jurek Stankiewicz, Jeruszalajim: Carmel, 2004.
  • אפילוג של סערה [Epilog burzy], trans. David Weinfeld, Keshav: LeShira, 2005.
  • טבע דומם עם רסן – קובץ מסות על האמנות ההולנדית [Martwa natura z wędzidłem], trans. David Wienfeld, Jeruszalajim: Carmel, 2008.
  • שירים [wybór wierszy], trans. David Weinfeld, Jeruszalajim: Carmel, 2012.

Hungarian:

  • Barbár a kertben [Barbarzyńca w ogrodzie], trans. Romána Gimes, Budapest: Európa, 1977.
  • Az angyal kihallgatása [selected poetry], trans. Sándor Weöres, László Nagy, Romána Gimes, Budapest: Európa 1979.
  • Csendélet zablával [Martwa natura z wędzidłem], trans. Zsuzsa Mihályi, Wera Wolosz, Agnes Kende, Budapest: Orpheusz, 1998.
  • Az Ízlés hatalma [selected poetry], trans. György Gömöri, Budapest: Orpheusz, 1998.
  • Labirintus a tengerparton [Labirynt nad morzem], trans. Zsuzsa Mihályi, Budapest: Európa, 2003.
  • Fortinbras gyászéneke [selected poetry], trans. Gábor Csordás, Romána Gimes, Gábor Körner, László Nagy, Árpád Tozser, Pozsony: Kalligram, 2009.

Italian:

  • Rapporto dalla cittá assediata: 24 poesie [Raport z oblężonego Miasta], trans. Pietro Marchesani, Milano: All’Insegna del Pesce d’Oro, 1985.
  • Elegia per l’addio della penna dell’inchiostro della lampada [Elegia na odejście pióra, atramentu, lampy; text in Polish and Italian language], trans. Pietro Marchesani, Milano: Edizioni di Vanni Scheiwiller, 1989.
  • Rovigo, trans. Andrea Ceccherelli, Alessandro Niero, Rovigo: Il Ponte del Sale, 2008.
  • Siena, trans. Francesca Fornari, Siena: Comune di Siena, 2008.
  • L’epilogo della tempesta. Poesie 1990–1998 e altri versi inediti [selected poetry], collective translation, Milano: Adelphi Edizioni, 2016.

Lithuanian:

  • Dvejojanti Nikė: poezija [selected poetry, text in Polish and Lithuanian language], trans. Eugenijus Ališanka, Vilnius: Lietuvos Rašytojų Sajungos Leidykla, 2001.

Macedonian:

  • Patot do voobrazbata [selected poetry], trans. Petre Nakovski, Skopje: Makavej, 2005.

Norwegian:

  • Hola til filosofane [Jaskinia filozofów], trans. Ragnvald Skrede, Oslo: [s.n.], 1972.
  • Herr Cogito [selected poetry], trans. Ole Michael Selberg, Oslo: Solum, 1977.
  • Rapport fra en beleiret by og andre dikt [Raport z oblężonego miasta], trans. Ole Michael Selberg, Oslo: Solum, 1987.

Portuguese:

  • Escolhido pelas estrelas. Antologia poética [selected poetry], trans. Jorge Sousa Braga, Lisboa: Assírio & Alvim, 2009.
  • Un bárbaro no jardim [Barbarzyńca w ogrodzie], trans. Teresa Fernandes Swiatkiewicz, Amadora: Cavalo de Ferro, 2019.
  • O Senhor Cogito anotações da casa morta / Pan Cogito. Zapiski z martwego domu [selected poetry], trans. Piotr Kilanowski, Brasil: Selo Demônio Negro, 2019.
  • Natureza morta com brida [Martwa natura z wędzidłem], trans. Teresa Fernandes Swiatkiewicz, Amadora: Cavalo de Ferro, 2020.

Romanian:

  • Versuri [selected poetry]. trans. Marcel Mihalaş, Bucureşti: Univers, 1976.
  • Barbarul în grădină [Barbarzyńca w ogrodzie], trans. Marcel Mihalaş, Bucureşti: Univers, 1980.
  • 89 de poezii [89 wierszy], trans. Radosława Janowska-Lascar, Iaşi: Editura Timpul, 2001.
  • Pan Cogito, trans. Constantin Geambaşu, Bucureşti: Paideia, 2008.
  • Kralj mrava [Król mrówek], trans. Biserka Rajcic, Belgrad: Arhipelag, 2013.

Russian:

  • Варвар в саду [Barbarzynca w ogrodzie], trans. Leonid Cywjan, Sankt-Peterburg: Izdatielstwo Ivana Limbacha, 2004.
  • Стихотворения [selected poetry], trans. Wladimir Britaniszski, Sankt-Peterburg: Aletejja, 2004.
  • Избранное [selected poetry], trans. Anatol Rojtman, Moskwa: Tekst, 2010.
  • Натюрморт с удилами [Martwa natura z wędzidłem], trans. Anatol Niechaj, Sankt Petersburg: Izdatielstwo Iwana Limbacha, 2013.
  • Лабиринт у моря [Labirynt nad morzem], trans. Anatol Niechaj, Sankt-Petersburg: Iwan Limbach, 2015.

Serbian:

  • Елегија о одласку: песме [Elegia na odejście], trans. Petar Vujičić, Vršac: Kn̂iževna opština Vršac, 1990.
  • Варварин у врту [Barbarzyńca w ogrodzie], trans. Petar Vujičić, Beograd: AED Studio, 2006.
  • Gospodin Kogito [wybór wierszy], trans. Biserka Rajčić, Petar Vujičić, Beograd: Arhipelag, 2008.

Slovak:

  • Hermes, pes a hviezda: výber z poézie [selected poetry], trans. Jozef Hvišč, Ivan Mojík, Bratislava: Smena, 1966.
  • Čierna ruža [selected poetry], trans. Vlastimil Kovalčík, Bratislava: Hojnica, 1999.
  • Barbar v záhrade [Barbarzyńca w ogrodzie], trans. Karol Chmel, Bratislava: Kalligram, 2005.
  • Fortinbrasov žalospev: vybrané básne [selected poetry], trans. Peter Milčák, Marián Milčák, Bratislava: Kalligram, 2009.

Slovenian:

  • Barbar v vrtu, [Barbarzyńca w ogrodzie], trans. Jasmina Šuler Galos, Jana Unuk, Ljubljana: Študentska založba, 2003.
  • Rovigo Epilog viharja [Epilog burzy], trans. Jana Unuk, Ljubljana: Književno društvo Hiša poezije, 2013.
  • Gospod Cogito [wybór wierszy], trans. Niko Jež, Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, 2019.

Spanish:

  • Informe desde la ciudad sitiada y otros poemas [Raport z oblężonego miasta], trans. Xaverio Ballester, Madrid: Hiperión, 1993.
  • Naturaleza muerta con brida: ensayos y apócrifos [Martwa natura z wędzidłem], trans. Xavier Farré, Barcelona: Acantilado, 2008.
  • Un bárbaro al jardín [Barbarzyńca w ogrodzie], trans. Xavier Farré, Barcelona: Acantilado, 2016.
  • El laberinto junto al mar [Labirynt nad morzem], trans. Anna Rubió, Jerzy Sławomirski, Barcelona: Acantilado, 2013.

Swedish:

  • Herr Cogito [Pan Cogito], trans. Per-Arne Bodin, Halmstad: Fripress, 1983.
  • Rapport från en belägrad stad och andra dikter [Raport z oblężonego Miasta], trans. Agneta Pleijel, Daniel Bronski, współpraca: Erik Mesterton, Stockholm: A. Bonnier, 1985.
  • Inskrifter [selected poetry], trans. Irena Grönberg, Lund: Ellerström, 2013.

Ukrainian:

  • Вибрані поезії / Wybór wierszy [text in Polish and Ukrainian], trans. Wiktor Dmitruk, Lwiw: Kamenjar, 2001.
  • Лабіринт біля моря [Labirynt nad morzem], trans. Andrij Pawłyszyn, Kyjiw: Duh i Litera, 2008.
  • Варвар у саду [Barbarzyńca w ogrodzie], trans. Andrij Pawłyszyn, Kyjiw: Duh i Litera, 2008.
  • Натюрмот із вудилом [Martwa natura z wędzidłem], trans. Andrij Pawłyszyn, Kyjiw: Duh i Litera, 2008.
  • Пан Cogito [Pan Cogito], trans. Walerij Butewicz, Ternopil: Krok, 2019.
  • Печера філософів [Jaskinia filozofów], trans. Larisa Andrijewska, Kyjiw: Anetti Antonenko, 2021.

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(b. 1977) – a prose writer and columnist. Considered one of Poland’s foremost horror writers, Orbitowski has developed a unique style, joining the horror…

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Piotr Mitzner

(b. 1955) – a theatre scholar, poet, essayist and writer. He made his debut in 1972, with the poem ‘Zamknięte drzwi’ (‘Closed Doors’) published…

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Jacek Dukaj

(b. 1974) – prose writer, essayist, translator and critic. Author of speculative fiction, including science fiction, fantasy and cyberpunk. In his first prose book,…

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Filip Springer

(b. 1982) – a writer, photographer and reporter, a finalist for many prestigious Polish literary prizes He graduated in archaeology from the Adam Mickiewicz…

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Agata Puwalska

A poet, translator and animator of the literary scene. A member of KONTENT Publishers. An author tied to the Krakow School of Poetry and…

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