Nike Literary Award (Nagroda Literacka 'Nike')
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Edition 7 (2003) Winner
Jarosław Marek Rymkiewicz
ジャロスワフ・マレク・リムキェヴィチ
Jaroslaw Marek Rymkiewicz
Pen Names:
Jarosław Marek Szulc（birth name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1935-07-13 （Warsaw, Second Polish Republic）
- Died
- 2022-02-03 （Warsaw, Poland） age 86
- Nationality
- Polish
- Languages
- Polish
- Residence History
- Warsaw
Career
- Occupations
- poet, essayist, dramaturge, translator, literary critic
- Active Years
- 1957-2022
- Affiliations
- Literary Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences and Letters (worked)
- Influenced By
- Classicism, Baroque
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Łódź | — | Polish philology | — | — | Poland |
University of Łódź
Polish philology
Country:
Poland
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Kościelski Prize | — | — | Kościelski Foundation | winner |
| 1985 | S. Vincenz Prize | — | — | S. Vincenz Prize organisation | winner |
| — | Polish PEN Club Prize | — | — | Polish PEN Club | winner |
| 2003 | Nike Award | Sunset in Milanówek (Zachód słońca w Milanówku) | — | Nike Award committee | winner |
Kościelski Prize
1967
Organization:
Kościelski Foundation
Result:
winner
S. Vincenz Prize
1985
Organization:
S. Vincenz Prize organisation
Result:
winner
Polish PEN Club Prize
Organization:
Polish PEN Club
Result:
winner
Nike Award
2003
Work:
Sunset in Milanówek (Zachód słońca w Milanówku)
Organization:
Nike Award committee
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Sunset in Milanówek
2002 poetryA poetry collection blending personal and historical memory with a classical formal sense and contemporary sensibilities.
memorytimelandscape
Translations
Umschlagplatz
1988 novelA novel centered on the symbolic meaning of the Umschlagplatz in wartime Warsaw; through detailed research it interrogates war, memory, and Polish self-understanding. Initially published in Paris and later in Poland.
Holocaustmemoryhistorical responsibility
Translations
- French translation (1989)
- German translation (1993)
- English translation (1994)
Polish Conversations in Summer (1983)
1983 novelA novel addressing the political situation of the early 1980s and the meaning of being Polish, examining independence and national concerns.
national identityindependencepolitics
Bibliography
- Konwencje (1957) — Conventions
- Ulica Mandelsztama (1983) — Mandelstam Street
- Mogiła Ordona (1984) — Ordon's Grave
- Znak niejasny, baśń półżywa (1999) — The Unclear Sign, a Half-living Legend
- Zachód słońca w Milanówku (2002) — Sunset in Milanówek
- Do widzenia gawrony (2006) — Good-bye, Rooks
- Umschlagplatz (1988)
- Rozmowy polskie latem roku 1983 (1983) — Polish Conversations in Summer
Translations by Author
- T. S. Eliot
- Wallace Stevens
- Federico García Lorca
- Pedro Calderón de la Barca
Translations of Works
- Translations of Umschlagplatz into English, French and German
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- formal style influenced by classicismbaroque rhetoric and figurative languageessai-like poems with historical and philosophical reflections
- Recurring Motifs
- history and memorytraces of warnational character and identitylandscape and locality
Legacy
An important figure in contemporary Polish literature as a poet, essayist, and translator. He combined classicist and baroque traditions and influenced debates on war memory and national identity. Winner of the 2003 Nike Award.
Academic Societies
- Polish PEN Club
Trivia
- Born Jarosław Marek Szulc; the family adopted the surname Rymkiewicz.
- Known for translations of American and Spanish poetry (T. S. Eliot, Wallace Stevens, Lorca, etc.).
- Won the 2003 Nike Award for the poetry collection Zachód słońca w Milanówku.
- Expressed support for the conservative Law and Justice (PiS) political party.