Paszport Polityki (Polityka's Passport)
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Edition 27 (2019) Winner
Dominika Słowik
ドミニカ・スウォヴィク
Dominika Słowik
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1988-09-10 （Jaworzno, Poland）
- Nationality
- Poland
- Languages
- Polish, Spanish
- Residence History
- Kraków, Poland
Career
- Occupations
- Fiction writer, Short story writer
- Active Years
- 2015-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jagiellonian University, College of Interdisciplinary Individual Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences | College of Interdisciplinary Individual Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences | Spanish philology | — | — | Poland |
Jagiellonian University, College of Interdisciplinary Individual Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences
College of Interdisciplinary Individual Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences
/ Spanish philology
Country:
Poland
Studied Spanish philology.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Paszport Polityki | Zimowla | — | Polityka (magazine) | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Onet.pl Breakthrough of the Year | Zimowla | — | Onet.pl | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Gdynia Literary Prize | Atlas: Doppelganger | — | Gdynia Literary Prize organization | 最終候補 |
| 2020 | Kraków Book of the Month | Zimowla | — | Kraków (book selection) | 選定 |
Paszport Polityki
2019
Work:
Zimowla
Organization:
Polityka (magazine)
Result:
受賞
Onet.pl Breakthrough of the Year
2019
Work:
Zimowla
Organization:
Onet.pl
Result:
受賞
Gdynia Literary Prize
2015
Work:
Atlas: Doppelganger
Organization:
Gdynia Literary Prize organization
Result:
最終候補
Kraków Book of the Month
2020
Work:
Zimowla
Organization:
Kraków (book selection)
Result:
選定
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Atlas: Doppelganger
2015 Novel (coming-of-age, social landscape)A childhood story set against Poland's post-1989 transformation, notable for its mythical depiction of crumbling apartment blocks.
memoryurban transformationchildhood recollection
Zimowla
2019 Novel (young-adult elements, thriller, grotesque, magic realism)A multilayered coming-of-age story set in a fictional provincial Polish town. Centered on 2005, it weaves character histories and regional pasts to reflect Poland's complex history.
coming-of-ageregional memoryhistory and identity
Translations
- "Blizzard" (excerpt, English translation)
Sanatorium
2016 Short storyA short story written for the O_KA literary project, containing elements where reality and the uncanny intersect.
uncertaintyeveryday uncanny
Samosiejki
2021 Short story collectionA collection of short stories blending the uncanny or bizarre into ordinary settings; unknown or strange occurrences intrude into daily life.
the uncannycracks in the everydayhuman relationships
Bibliography
- Atlas: Doppelganger (2015)
- Sanatorium (short story, 2016)
- Zimowla (2019)
- Samosiejki (short story collection, 2021)
Translations of Works
- Excerpt of Zimowla (English translation titled "Blizzard") published in Two Lines Journal, 2023
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- A style blending magic realism with interwoven real and uncanny elementsMixes grotesque imagery with moments of dark humorNarration that carefully excavates regional memory
- Recurring Motifs
- apartment blocks and provincial townscapesmemory and fragments of the pastyouth, growth, and identity
Legacy
Regarded as a notable young voice in contemporary Polish literature. Her novel Zimowla won the Paszport Polityki and attracted critical attention for its narrative richness and regional focus.
Trivia
- Zimowla led to her receiving the Paszport Polityki award.
- Participated in the Prague City of Literature writer-in-residence program.
- An excerpt from the short story collection Samosiejki was translated into English and appeared in Two Lines Journal (2023).
- Born in Jaworzno; currently based in Kraków.