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Jarosław Grzędowicz

ヤロスワフ・グジェンドヴィチ

Jarosław Grzędowicz

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1965-05-03 （Wrocław, Poland）
Nationality
Polish
Languages
Polish

Career

Occupations
short-story writer, novelist, translator, editor, journalist
Active Years
1982-

Awards

Janusz A. Zajdel Award
2006
Work: Pan Lodowego Ogrodu, vol. 1
Category: 小説部門
Organization: Polish science fiction community
Result: 受賞
Janusz A. Zajdel Award
2006
Work: Wilcza zamieć (short story)
Category: 短編部門
Organization: Polish science fiction community
Result: 受賞
Janusz A. Zajdel Award
2007
Work: Popiół i kurz
Category: 小説部門
Organization: Polish science fiction community
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Book of the Autumn Demons

2003 Fantasy

A collection of short stories featuring autumnal and nightmarish elements, interweaving everyday life with fantastical occurrences.

otherworldsnightmareshuman nature

Pan Lodowego Ogrodu, vol. 1 (The Lord of the Ice Garden)

2005 Fantasy

The first volume of an epic fantasy series set in a world of ice and magic, depicting adventures and political intrigue.

adventureworldbuildingpower struggles

Popiół i kurz (Ash and Dust. A Tale from the In-Between World)

2006 Fantasy

Set in an 'in-between' world, the novel carries a dark, fantastical tone and explores themes of existence and memory.

existentialismmemoryboundaries

Pan Lodowego Ogrodu, vol. 2

2007 Fantasy

Second volume of the series, expanding the story and revealing characters' backgrounds and larger conflicts.

journeyconflictfate

The Animal Stuffer

2008 Fantasy / Weird fiction

A work with allegorical and fantastical elements exploring human-animal relationships and loss.

losshuman-animal relationsallegory

Pan Lodowego Ogrodu, vol. 3

2009 Fantasy

Third volume of the series; the plot gains complexity and the fates of major characters progress.

transformationsacrificeloyalty

Pan Lodowego Ogrodu, vol. 4

2012 Fantasy

Fourth volume; key mysteries are revealed as the story moves toward its climax.

endingshowdownreconciliation

Hel 3

2017 Fantasy

Published in 2017; while specifics depend on the book note, it is indicated to contain fantastical elements.

fantasyregionalism

Azyl (Refuge) - collection

2017 Short story collection / Fantasy

A 2017 collection of short stories that includes themes suggesting refuge and protection.

refugememoryrelationships

Bibliography

  • Księga jesiennych demonów (2003) - The Book of the Autumn Demons
  • Pan Lodowego Ogrodu — vol. 1 (2005) - The Lord of the Ice Garden
  • Popiół i kurz (2006) - Ash and Dust
  • Pan Lodowego Ogrodu — vol. 2 (2007)
  • Wypychacz zwierząt (2008) - The Animal Stuffer
  • Pan Lodowego Ogrodu — vol. 3 (2009)
  • Pan Lodowego Ogrodu — vol. 4 (2012)
  • Hel 3 (2017)
  • Azyl (collection) (2017) - Refuge

Style & Themes

Literary Style
epic and tightly-realized worldbuildingfantastical with a darker tonecontains allegorical elements
Recurring Motifs
otherworlds and bordersmemory and desiresolitude and sacrifice

Legacy

One of contemporary Poland's notable fantasy writers. He is especially acclaimed for the Pan Lodowego Ogrodu series; several of his works have been included in major Polish fantasy collections.

Trivia

  • First published a short story in 1982.
  • Co-founded the magazine Fenix in 1990 and served as its chief editor from 1993 to 2001.
  • Won the Janusz A. Zajdel Award in 2006 and 2007 (in 2006 he won in both novel and short story categories).
  • Was married to fantasy writer Maja Lidia Kossakowska until her death in 2022.
  • Five of his books were included in the 'Mistrzowie Polskiej Fantastyki' collection in 2018.