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Marina Ilie

Polish Romanian

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She is a Romanian translator of Polish literature and a lecturer at the University of Bucharest. She holds a PhD in Literary Studies and degrees in Philosophy, Polish Philology, and Russian Philology. She is the co-translator of Adam Zagajewski’s poetry anthology In Search of Light (2018), the anthology of contemporary Polish drama Revolutions (2022), and Meetings: Poems from Ukraine and Poland (2022). She also selected and co-translated Amprente: An Anthology of Polish Women Poets (2025). Her research interests include contemporary Polish literature, literary translation, and the reception of Polish literature in Romania. She is a member of the Romanian Association of Slavists, the International Association of Polish Studies (MSSP), and the Romanian Association of Literary Translators (ARTLIT).

Translations

  • De-ale pământului. Antologie [Sprawy ziemi. Antologia wierszy] Małgorzaty Lebdy, (translation; forthcoming) Charmides, 2026.
  • Amprente. O antologie a poetelor poloneze [Ślady. Antologia poetek polskich] (selection, biographical notes, afterword, and co-translation), Tracus Arte, 2025.
  • Minimedieri pentru copii. Despre generozitate, empatie, asumare și participare [Minimediacje z dziećmi. O dzieleniu się, docenianiu, przepraszaniu i świętowaniu] Katarzyny Dworaczyk, Inspirația profesorului, 2024.
  • Polonia și Rusia. Între libertate și despotism. Secolele al X-lea – al XXI-lea [Polska i Rosja. Sąsiedztwo wolności i despotyzmu X–XXI w.] Andrzeja Nowaka (co-translation), Tracus Arte, 2024.
  • Revoluții. Antologie de teatru contemporan polonez (2011–2021) [Rewolucje. Antologia współczesnego teatru polskiego (2011–2021)] (co-translation), ART, 2022.
  • Întâlniri. Poezii din Ucraina și Polonia [Spotkania. Wiersze z Ukrainy i Polski] (co-translation), Tracus Arte, 2022.
  • Floarea de ferigă. Basme, povești și legende din țări Central și Est-Europene [Kwiat paproci. Baśnie, opowieści i legendy z krajów Europy Środkowej i Wschodniej] (editing and adaptation), 2021/2022.
  • În căutarea luminii. Antologie [W poszukiwaniu światła. Antologia wierszy] Adama Zagajewskiego (co-translation), Eikon, 2018.
  • Poduri: București–Varșovia. Antologie. Poeți români – poeți polonezi [Mosty: Warszawa–Bukareszt. Antologia. Poeci polscy – poeci rumuńscy (co-translation), IBiS–Charmides, 2018.

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  • Translations of Polish poetry, prose and literary criticism published in Romanian literary journals (“Poesis Internațional”, “Tomis”, “Revista de Traduceri Literare”, “Convorbiri literare”, “Romanoslavica”), including works by Małgorzata Lebda, Wojciech Bonowicz, Roman Honet, Aleksander Wat, Adam Zagajewski and Bartosz Radomski (Enormi Stationis).

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