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Cezary Łazarewicz

チェザリー・ワザレヴィチ

Cezary Łazarewicz

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1966-07-06 （Darłowo, Poland）
Nationality
Poland
Languages
Polish
Residence History
Darłowo (birthplace) → Szczecin (worked) → Warsaw (worked)

Career

Occupations
journalist, publicist, writer, reporter
Active Years
1985-
Affiliations
Stowarzyszenie Dziennikarzy Polskich (Association of Polish Journalists), Gazeta Wyborcza (newspaper), Radio na Fali (Szczecin radio), Przekrój (magazine), Polityka (weekly), Newsweek Polska (magazine), Wprost (magazine), Wirtualna Polska (web portal)
Memberships
Stowarzyszenie Dziennikarzy Polskich (Association of Polish Journalists)
Nominations
Kazimierz Moczarski Historical Award nomination (2017), Nike Literary Award finalist (2024, Na Szewskiej. Sprawa Stanisława Pyjasa)

Education

Zespół Szkół Morskich w Darłowie
Country: Poland
After secondary school, involved in opposition activities in the mid-1980s and edited underground publications.

Awards

Nagroda Literacka "Nike" (Nike Literary Award)
2017
Work: Żeby nie było śladów
Organization: Nike Literary Award committee
Result: 受賞
Historical Book of the Year (Książka Historyczna Roku)
2016
Work: Żeby nie było śladów
Organization: Organizers (TV/cultural institutions)
Result: 受賞
Cross of Freedom and Solidarity (Krzyż Wolności i Solidarności)
2014
Organization: Poland (state decoration)
Result: 受章
Krakowska Książka Miesiąca
2023
Work: Na Szewskiej. Sprawa Stanisława Pyjasa
Organization: Krakow library/organizers
Result: 受賞
Honorary citizen of Kadzidło
2021
Organization: Gmina Kadzidło (municipality)
Result: 受章

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Żeby nie było śladów

2016 reportage / narrative non-fiction (investigative) 600 pages

A longform investigative reportage examining state violence and cover-ups in the communist era, focusing on the case of Grzegorz Przemyk. Based on documents and testimony, it explores power, justice, and collective memory.

state violencehistorical memoryjustice and accountabilityinvestigative journalism

Na Szewskiej. Sprawa Stanisława Pyjasa

2023 investigative non-fiction / reportage 420 pages

An investigation into the mysterious death of Stanisław Pyjas in the 1980s, examining the political context, possible cover-ups, and the era's opposition movement.

opposition movementshistorical re-examinationcover-ups and truth

Bibliography

  • Zapraszamy do Trójki (co-author, 2012)
  • Kafka z Mrożkiem. Reportaże pomorskie (2012)
  • Sześć pięter luksusu. Przerwana historia Domu Braci Jabłkowskich (2013)
  • Elegancki morderca (2015)
  • Żeby nie było śladów (2016)
  • Tu mówi Polska. Reportaże z Pomorza (2017)
  • Ja. Z Lechem Wałęsą rozmawiają Andrzej Bober, Cezary Łazarewicz (co-author, 2017)
  • Koronkowa robota. Sprawa Gorgonowej (2018)
  • 1968. Czasy nadchodzą nowe (co-author, 2018)
  • Nic osobistego. Sprawa Janusza Walusia (2019)
  • 1939. Wojna? Jaka wojna? (2019)
  • Na Szewskiej. Sprawa Stanisława Pyjasa (2023)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
detailed, on-the-ground reportagedocumentary and testimony-driven prosereconstructive narrative of historical facts
Recurring Motifs
state power vs individualexposure of concealed historyjustice and memory

Legacy

Highly regarded as an investigative reporter who thoroughly examines events from the communist era and later periods; his work has influenced public discourse and historical understanding in Poland. He is considered a major contemporary Polish non-fiction writer and has received several important awards.

Trivia

  • In the mid-1980s he was involved in the opposition group Ruch Wolność i Pokój and worked on underground publications.
  • He is married to journalist Ewa Winnicka; they have co-authored books together.
  • He won the Nike Literary Award in 2017 for Żeby nie było śladów.