Paszport Polityki (Polityka's Passport)
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Edition 23 (2015) Winner
Łukasz Orbitowski
ルカシュ・オルビトフスキ
Lukasz Orbitowski
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1977-10-26
- Nationality
- Polish
- Languages
- Polish
- Religion
- Atheism
Career
- Occupations
- writer, essayist
- Active Years
- 1999-
- Influenced By
- Stephen King (often compared to / cited as an influence)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jagiellonian University | Faculty of Philosophy | Department of Philosophy | — | — | Poland |
Jagiellonian University
Faculty of Philosophy
/ Department of Philosophy
Country:
Poland
Studied philosophy
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Janusz A. Zajdel Award | Tracę ciepło | — | — | ノミネート |
| 2007 | Krakowska Książka Miesiąca | Tracę ciepło | — | — | 受賞 |
Janusz A. Zajdel Award
2007
Work:
Tracę ciepło
Result:
ノミネート
Krakowska Książka Miesiąca
2007
Work:
Tracę ciepło
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Janusz A. Zajdel Award
1 appearances
Works
Major Works
Złe Wybrzeża
1999 Short story collection (horror/fantasy)Debut short story collection featuring horror and fantastical tales.
horrorruptures in everyday life
Tracę ciepło
2007 Novel (horror)A contemporary urban horror novel exploring unease lurking beneath everyday life.
urban uneaseinner lives of people
Warszawiacy
2010 Serialized novel (thriller)A thriller set in Warsaw, published online in installments since 2010.
citysuspense
Widma
2012 Collection / horrorA collection of short stories dealing with ghosts and phantoms.
ghostsmemory and loss
Kult
2019 Novel (horror/fantastical)A novel addressing cults and collective psychology.
cultgroup psychology
Bibliography
- Złe Wybrzeża (1999)
- Szeroki, głęboki, wymalować wszystko (2001)
- Wigilijne psy (2005)
- Horror show (2006)
- Tracę ciepło (2007)
- Pies i klecha, vol.1 Przeciwko wszystkim (2007)
- Prezes i Kreska. Jak koty tłumaczą sobie świat (2008)
- Pies i klecha, vol.2 Tancerz (2008)
- Święty Wrocław (2009)
- Nadchodzi (2010)
- Widma (2012)
- Ogień (2012)
- Szczęśliwa ziemia (2013)
- Rękopis znaleziony w gardle (2014)
- Zapiski Nosorożca. Moja podróż po drogach, bezdrożach i legendach Afryki (2014)
- Inna dusza (2015)
- Rzeczy utracone (2017)
- Exodus (2017)
- Kult (2019)
- Chodź ze mną (2022)
- Inna dusza (new edition) (2022)
- Wróg (2024)
Adaptations
- Hardkor'44 (co-wrote screenplay for CG film)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- modern, realistic-tinged horroressayistic short stories and essays
- Recurring Motifs
- urban eerinesscracks in everyday lifememory and loss
Legacy
Regarded as one of the pioneers of contemporary Polish urban horror; also known for essays and short stories and contributions to national literary magazines.
Quotes
-
I am an atheist, but I wanted to write about Domański with love.
Source: Onet interview (2020)
Trivia
- Debuted in 1999 with the short story collection 'Złe Wybrzeża'.
- Co-authored the script for the CG film 'Hardkor'44'.
- Involved in development of the role-playing game 'Bakemono'.
- Has published essays in the magazine 'Przekrój'.