Paszport Polityki (Polityka's Passport)
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Edition 6 (1998) Winner
Jerzy Pilch
イェジー・ピルフ
Jerzy Pilch
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1952-08-10 （Wisła, Poland）
- Died
- 2020-05-29 （Kielce, Poland） age 67
- Nationality
- Poland
- Languages
- Polish
- Religion
- Lutheran (Protestant)
- Residence History
- Wisła (birthplace) → Kraków (study and early literary activity) → Warsaw (later residence)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Journalist, Columnist
- Active Years
- 1977-2020
- Influenced By
- Witold Gombrowicz, Milan Kundera, Bohumil Hrabal
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jagiellonian University | Faculty of Polish Philology | Department of Polish Language and Literature | — | — | Poland |
Jagiellonian University
Faculty of Polish Philology
/ Department of Polish Language and Literature
Country:
Poland
Studied Polish philology in Kraków; active in the underground literary scene from the late 1970s.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Kościelski Award | Wyznania twórcy pokątnej literatury erotycznej | — | Kościelski Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Paszport Polityki Award | — | — | Polityka (weekly) | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Nike Award | Pod Mocnym Aniołem (The Mighty Angel) | — | Nike Award committee | 受賞 |
Kościelski Award
1989
Work:
Wyznania twórcy pokątnej literatury erotycznej
Organization:
Kościelski Foundation
Result:
受賞
Paszport Polityki Award
1998
Organization:
Polityka (weekly)
Result:
受賞
Nike Award
2001
Work:
Pod Mocnym Aniołem (The Mighty Angel)
Organization:
Nike Award committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Nike Literary Award (Nagroda Literacka 'Nike')
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (2001) Winner
Gdynia Literary Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (2014) Winner
Works
Major Works
Wyznania twórcy pokątnej literatury erotycznej
1988 NovelA debut novel offering an ironic insider's account of the Kraków art scene; recognized in the underground literary context.
SatireInsider view of literary circlesHumor
Spis cudzołożnic (List of Adulteresses)
1993 Novel / Travel proseTells of a failed eccentric writer guiding a foreign guest through Kraków and a collection of national myths and absurd socialist realities of the 1980s.
KrakówSocial satireMemory and myths
Adaptations
- [Film] List of Lovers / Jerzy Stuhr (1995)
Inne rozkosze (Other Pleasures)
1995 NovelExplores private desires and relationships with wit and irony; translated into English as His Current Woman.
DesireRelationshipsHumor
Translations
- His Current Woman (English translation)
Pod Mocnym Aniołem (The Mighty Angel)
2000 Novel (a satirical take on the 'drinking novel')A satirical take on the 'drinking novel' genre and Pilch's most acclaimed book; winner of the 2001 Nike Award.
Addiction and self-deprecationSatireSelf-reference
Translations
- The Mighty Angel (English translation, 2009)
Tysiąc spokojnych miast (A Thousand Peaceful Cities)
1997 NovelA novel themed around stillness and memory; translated into English in 2010.
StillnessCities and memory
Translations
- A Thousand Peaceful Cities (English translation, 2010)
Bibliography
- Wyznania twórcy pokątnej literatury erotycznej (1988)
- Spis cudzołożnic. Proza podróżna (1993)
- Rozpacz z powodu utraty furmanki (1994)
- Inne rozkosze (1995)
- Monolog z lisiej jamy (1996)
- Tezy o głupocie, piciu i umieraniu (1997)
- Tysiąc spokojnych miast (1997)
- Bezpowrotnie utracona leworęczność (1998)
- Opowieści wigilijne (with Olga Tokarczuk and Andrzej Stasiuk, 2000)
- Pod Mocnym Aniołem (2000)
- Miasto utrapienia (2004)
- Narty Ojca Świętego (2004)
- Moje pierwsze samobójstwo (2006)
Adaptations
- Spis cudzołożnic was adapted into a film directed by Jerzy Stuhr in 1995 (international title: List of Lovers)
Translations of Works
- Inne rozkosze → His Current Woman (English translation, 2002)
- Pod Mocnym Aniołem → The Mighty Angel (English translation, 2009)
- Tysiąc spokojnych miast → A Thousand Peaceful Cities (English translation, 2010)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- SatiricalWitty, essayistic proseSelf-referential humor
- Recurring Motifs
- Drinking and addictionKraków and urban landscapesMemory and national mythsReligious motifs (often ironic)
Health
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Parkinson's disease2010年代–2020Caused complications in later years and led to his death in 2020.
Legacy
Pilch is regarded as one of the notable voices of post-socialist Polish literature, praised for his satirical, witty prose and social critique. He received the 2001 Nike Award and his work has been translated internationally.
In Popular Culture
- Film adaptation of Spis cudzołożnic (1995) and other cultural references to his work.
Trivia
- Rose to prominence in Kraków's underground literary scene.
- Was Lutheran but participated in events organised by Catholic intellectual circles.
- Left Tygodnik Powszechny in 1999 and moved to Warsaw.
- Won the 2001 Nike Award for Pod Mocnym Aniołem.
- Died in 2020 from complications of Parkinson's disease.