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Edition 28 (2016) Winner
Agata Tuszyńska
アガタ・トゥシンスカ
Agata Tuszyńska
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1957-05-25 （Warsaw）
- Nationality
- Polish
- Languages
- Polish
- Residence History
- Warsaw, Poland
Career
- Occupations
- poet, writer, journalist
- Active Years
- 1980-2024
- Affiliations
- Warsaw University, Reportage Institute in Warsaw
- Memberships
- Association of Polish Writers, PEN-Club, ZAIKS
- Nominations
- Prix Medicis nomination (A Family History of Fear), Prix Médicis, Prix Femina nomination (The Fiancé of Bruno Schulz)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Drama and Theatrical Art in Warsaw | — | History of Drama | — | — | Poland |
| Institute of Arts of the Polish Academy of Sciences | — | humanities | PhD | — | Poland |
Academy of Drama and Theatrical Art in Warsaw
History of Drama
Country:
Poland
Majored in History of Drama
Institute of Arts of the Polish Academy of Sciences
humanities
Degree:
PhD
Country:
Poland
PhD in humanities
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Xavier Pruszynski PEN-Club award | — | documentary and fiction | PEN-Club | winner |
| 2015 | silver Gloria Artis Medal | — | — | Ministry of Culture and National Heritage | winner |
| 2016 | Canadian Jewish Literary Award | Family History of Fear | Holocaust Literature | — | winner |
Xavier Pruszynski PEN-Club award
Category:
documentary and fiction
Organization:
PEN-Club
Result:
winner
silver Gloria Artis Medal
2015
Organization:
Ministry of Culture and National Heritage
Result:
winner
Canadian Jewish Literary Award
2016
Work:
Family History of Fear
Category:
Holocaust Literature
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Singer: Pejzaże pamięci
1994 biographyBiography of Nobel Prize winner Isaac Bashevis Singer, exploring the lost landscapes of Polish Jews.
memoryJewish culturevanished world
Translations
- English
- French
- Czech
Rodzinna historia lęku / A Family History of Fear
2005 family history / reportagePersonal nonfiction blending biography and family history of Polish and Jewish ancestors.
fearfamily secretsJewish history
Translations
- English
- French
Ćwiczenia z utraty / Exercises of Loss
2007 memoirIntimate memoir about the author's struggle with her husband's cancer.
lossloveillness
Translations
- French
- Korean
Oskarżona: Wiera Gran / The Accused: Vera Gran
2010 biography / reportageStory of Warsaw Ghetto singer Vera Gran accused of collaboration with Germans.
moral dilemmasHolocaustcost of survival
Translations
- French
- Spanish
- Italian
- German
- Greek
- Dutch
- Hebrew
- Slovenian
- Macedonian
Narzeczona Schulza / The Fiancé of Bruno Schulz
2015 biographyLiterary story of Juna, the only woman Bruno Schulz proposed to.
lovewarliterary history
Translations
- French
- Macedonian
- Ukrainian
Bibliography
- Rysowanie
- I znowu list
- Maria Wisnowska
- Rosjanie w Warszawie
- Wyznania gorszycielki. Pamiętniki Ireny Krzywickiej
- Zamieszkałam w ucieczce
- Kilka portretów z Polską w tle. Reportaże izraelskie
- Singer. Pejzaże pamięci
- Wygrać każdy dzień
- Adresat nieznany
- Długie życie gorszycielki. Losy i świat Ireny Krzywickiej
- Na cudzych brzegach
- Łęczyca
- Maria Wisnowska. Jeśli mnie kochasz – zabij!
- Miejsce przy oknie
- Rodzinna historia lęku
- Ćwiczenia z utraty
- Krzywicka. Długie życie gorszycielki
- Oskarżona: Wiera Gran
- Nadzieja 2
- Tyrmandowie. Romans amerykański
- Wiera. Dramat w sześciu obrazach
- Narzeczona Schulza
- Jamnikarium
- Bagaż osobisty. Po Marcu
- Mama zawsze wraca
Translations of Works
- English, French, German, etc. many languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- biographical styleliterary reportagepoetic prose
- Recurring Motifs
- memorylossPolish-Jewish worldHolocaust memory
Legacy
Prominent Polish biographer and reporter, internationally acclaimed for works on Jewish history and memory, recipient of numerous awards. Also publishes poetry.