Vilenica International Literary Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (1996) Winner
Adam Zagajewski
アダム・ザガイェフスキ
Adam Zagajewski
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1945-06-21 （Lwów (now Lviv, Ukraine)）
- Died
- 2021-03-21 （Kraków, Poland） age 75
- Nationality
- Polish
- Languages
- Polish
- Religion
- Roman Catholic (influence)
- Residence History
- Gliwice, Poland → Paris, France (1982–2002) → Kraków, Poland (returned 2002—) → Lviv (birthplace, now Ukraine)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Essayist, Translator, Novelist, Academic
- Active Years
- 1967-2021
- Affiliations
- Polish Writers' Association (Stowarzyszenie Pisarzy Polskich), University of Chicago, Committee on Social Thought (affiliate)
- Memberships
- Polish Writers' Association
- Influenced By
- Czesław Miłosz
- Influenced
- Younger Polish poets
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jagiellonian University | — | Psychology and Philosophy | — | 1960年代 | Poland |
Jagiellonian University
Psychology and Philosophy
Period:
1960年代
Country:
Poland
Studied psychology and philosophy in Kraków
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Neustadt International Prize for Literature | — | — | World Literature Today / Neustadt Prize | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Griffin Poetry Prize — Lifetime Recognition Award | — | Lifetime | Griffin Poetry Prize | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Princess of Asturias Award for Literature | — | 文学 | Princess of Asturias Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Struga Poetry Evenings — Golden Wreath | — | — | Struga Poetry Evenings | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Heinrich Mann Prize | — | — | Heinrich Mann Prize | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Vilenica Prize | — | — | Vilenica Festival | 受賞 |
| 1975 | Kościelski Award | — | — | Kościelski Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1992 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts | — | — | Pour le Mérite (German Federal honour) | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Legion d'Honneur | — | — | French government | 受章 |
| 2016 | Janus Pannonius Grand Prize for Poetry | — | — | Hungarian PEN Club | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Dr. Leopold Lucas Prize | — | — | University of Tübingen | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Nike Award (nominated) | Poezja dla początkujących (Poetry for Beginners) — essays | — | Nike Award (Poland) | ノミネート |
| — | Bronze Cross of Merit | — | — | Polish government | 受章 |
| — | Order of Polonia Restituta (Officer's Cross) | — | — | Polish government | 受章（複数回） |
Neustadt International Prize for Literature
2004
Organization:
World Literature Today / Neustadt Prize
Result:
受賞
Griffin Poetry Prize — Lifetime Recognition Award
2016
Category:
Lifetime
Organization:
Griffin Poetry Prize
Result:
受賞
Princess of Asturias Award for Literature
2017
Category:
文学
Organization:
Princess of Asturias Foundation
Result:
受賞
Struga Poetry Evenings — Golden Wreath
2018
Organization:
Struga Poetry Evenings
Result:
受賞
Heinrich Mann Prize
2015
Organization:
Heinrich Mann Prize
Result:
受賞
Vilenica Prize
1996
Organization:
Vilenica Festival
Result:
受賞
Kościelski Award
1975
Organization:
Kościelski Foundation
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
1992
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts
2019
Organization:
Pour le Mérite (German Federal honour)
Result:
受賞
Legion d'Honneur
2016
Organization:
French government
Result:
受章
Janus Pannonius Grand Prize for Poetry
2016
Organization:
Hungarian PEN Club
Result:
受賞
Dr. Leopold Lucas Prize
2016
Organization:
University of Tübingen
Result:
受賞
Nike Award (nominated)
2018
Work:
Poezja dla początkujących (Poetry for Beginners) — essays
Organization:
Nike Award (Poland)
Result:
ノミネート
Bronze Cross of Merit
Organization:
Polish government
Result:
受章
Order of Polonia Restituta (Officer's Cross)
Organization:
Polish government
Result:
受章（複数回）
Awards & Nominations
Neustadt International Prize for Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (2004) Winner
Heinrich Mann Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 95 (2015) Winner
Princess of Asturias Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 37 (2017) Winner
Golden Wreath of Struga Poetry Evenings
1 appearances
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Edition 53 (2018) Winner
Works
Major Works
Unseen Hand
2009 PoetryA collection of recent poems dealing with memory, history, and the presence of time in everyday life.
memoryhistorytimethe everyday
Translations
- Unseen Hand: Poems (English translation)
Another Beauty
1998 EssaysAn essay collection on beauty, imagination and memory; translated into English and internationally recognized.
beautyimaginationremembrance
Translations
- Another Beauty (English translation)
Asymmetry
2014 PoetryOne of his important later collections, containing poems that intersect personal memory and history.
memoryhistoryloss
Translations
- Asymmetry: Poems (English translation)
Try to Praise the Mutilated World
2001 PoemA poem published in 2001 that appeared in The New Yorker shortly after 9/11 and became widely known.
losspraiseintersection of everyday life and history
Bibliography
- Komunikat (1972)
- Sklepy mięsne (1975)
- List. Oda do wielkości (1983)
- Jechać do Lwowa (1985)
- Plótno (1990)
- Ziemia ognista (1994)
- Trzej aniołowie / Three Angels (1998)
- Pragnienie (1999)
- Powrót (2003)
- Anteny (2005)
- Unseen Hand (2009)
- Selected Poems (2010)
- Asymmetry (2014)
- True Life (2019)
- Numerous essays (e.g., Another Beauty; Poezja dla początkujących)
Translations of Works
- Tremor (English translation, 1987)
- Canvas (English translation, 1994)
- Mysticism for Beginners: Poems (English translation, 1999)
- Without End: New and Selected Poems (English translation, 2003)
- Selected Poems (English translation, 2004)
- Unseen Hand: Poems (English translation, 2011)
- Asymmetry: Poems (English translation, 2018)
- True Life (English translation, 2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Lyrical style that connects memory and historyPlain diction bearing philosophical and metaphysical undertones
- Recurring Motifs
- nightdreamsmemoryhistorytimesilencedeathexile/homeland
Legacy
A leading poet of Poland's New Wave generation, internationally acclaimed as a poet, essayist and translator. Renowned for poems that evoke memory and history and recipient of multiple international honours.
Academic Societies
- Polish Writers' Association
In Popular Culture
- The poem 'Try to Praise the Mutilated World' was published in The New Yorker shortly after 9/11 and has been widely cited.
Quotes
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Try to praise the mutilated world.
Source: Poem 'Try to Praise the Mutilated World', The New Yorker (2001) (2001) -
When imagination connects with experience, poetry gains power.
Source: Critical commentary / interviews (summarized)
Trivia
- Born in Lwów in 1945; family moved to central Poland the same year.
- Emigrated to Paris in 1982 and returned to Poland in 2002, settling in Kraków.
- Frequently mentioned as a potential Nobel Prize in Literature candidate during his lifetime.