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A selection of poems by Julia Hartwig has been published in Catalonia. The translation was supported by the Book Institute as part of the ©Poland Translation Program.
The bilingual volume entitled Una falena als dits / Ćma w chmurach in a selection and with a foreword by the translator was published by the official Salze Editorial.
Xavier Farré is a poet and translator. He translates from Polish and Slovenian into Catalan and Spanish. He has translated, among others, Czesław Miłosz, Adam Zagajewski, Zbigniew Herbert and Tomasz Różycki. Recently, he has translated, among others, Katarzyna Kobylarczyk’s reportage Strup, the novel Złodzieje żarówek by Tomasz Różycki and numerous books for children.
The great celebration of Polish literature has come to a close. In Kraków, from 2–4 July, we hosted translators from around the world. We also announced the winner of the Transatlantyk Award, the most prestigious award given by the Book Institute to ambassadors of Polish literature. The laureate was Finnish translator Tapani Kärkkäinen. This year […]
read moreOn 3 July 2026, during a gala at the ICE Kraków Congress Centre, the laureate of the 22nd edition of the Transatlantyk Award, the most important award presented annually by The Book Institute to the ambassadors of Polish literature abroad, was announced. The award was given to Tapani Kärkkäinen, an outstanding translator of Polish literature […]
read moreToday in Kraków the 6th World Congress of Translators of Polish Literature was inaugurated. The event was opened by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, Marta Cienskowska. At the opening, the Golden Medal “Gloria Artis – For Merits to Polish Culture” was awarded to the translator of Polish literature into English and its ambassador, […]
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