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Soren Gauger

Polish English

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He is a Canadian writer and translator who has lived in Kraków for over twenty-five years. He has translated such authors as Bruno Jasieński, Jerzy Ficowski, Witkacy, and Dorota Masłowska, and in 2026 he will publish translations of Anna Arno, Stanisława Przybyszewska, and Tomasz Szerszeń. He has received the Witkacy Prize for promoting Polish theater abroad and has been a juror for the Kapuściński Prize since 2023.

Translations

  • Ficowski, Jerzy, Czekanie na psa / Waiting for the Dog to Sleep. Twisted Spoon Press, 2006.
  • Jagielski, Wojciech, Wieże z kamienia / Towers of Stone. Seven Stories Press, 2009.
  • Jasieński, Bruno, Palę Paryż / I Burn Paris. Twisted Spoon Press, 2013.
  • Jasieński, Bruno, Nogi Izoldy Morgan i inne utwory / The Legs of Izolda Morgan and Other Writings. Twisted Spoon Press, 2014.
  • Witkiewicz, Stanisław Ignacy, Narkotyki / Narcotics. Twisted Spoon Press, 2017.
  • Masłowska, Dorota, Bowie w Warszawie / Bowie in Warsaw. W: Four Plays. Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications, 2023.

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