Paszport Polityki (Polityka's Passport)
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (2017) Winner
Marcin Wicha
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Marcin Wicha
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1972-01-01 （Warsaw, Poland）
- Died
- 2025-01-24 （Poland） age 52
- Nationality
- Poland
- Languages
- Polish
- Religion
- Jewish origin
- Residence History
- Warsaw, Poland
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Essayist, Graphic designer, Cartoonist, Children's author
- Active Years
- 1990-2025
- Affiliations
- Tygodnik Powszechny (weekly), Charaktery (monthly), Gazeta Wyborcza (daily)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Polityka Passport (Paszport Polityki) | Rzeczy, których nie wyrzuciłem | — | Polityka | winner |
| 2018 | Nike Literary Award | Rzeczy, których nie wyrzuciłem | — | Nike | winner |
| 2018 | Witold Gombrowicz Literary Award | Rzeczy, których nie wyrzuciłem | — | Witold Gombrowicz Award committee | winner |
| 2018 | Gdynia Literary Prize | Rzeczy, których nie wyrzuciłem | — | Gdynia Literary Prize | shortlisted |
| 2021 | PEN Translates Award | Things I Didn't Throw Out (English translation) | — | English PEN | recipient |
Polityka Passport (Paszport Polityki)
2017
Work:
Rzeczy, których nie wyrzuciłem
Organization:
Polityka
Result:
winner
Nike Literary Award
2018
Work:
Rzeczy, których nie wyrzuciłem
Organization:
Nike
Result:
winner
Witold Gombrowicz Literary Award
2018
Work:
Rzeczy, których nie wyrzuciłem
Organization:
Witold Gombrowicz Award committee
Result:
winner
Gdynia Literary Prize
2018
Work:
Rzeczy, których nie wyrzuciłem
Organization:
Gdynia Literary Prize
Result:
shortlisted
PEN Translates Award
2021
Work:
Things I Didn't Throw Out (English translation)
Organization:
English PEN
Result:
recipient
Awards & Nominations
Nike Literary Award (Nagroda Literacka 'Nike')
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (2018) Winner
Works
Major Works
Things I Didn't Throw Out (Rzeczy, których nie wyrzuciłem)
2017 Essay / MemoirPartly autobiographical and partly a meditation on the loss of loved ones. The author uses objects and memories as prompts to reflect on family and mourning.
lossmemoryfamilyobjects and memory
Translations
- Things I Didn't Throw Out (English translation by Marta Dziurosz, Daunt Books, 2021)
How I Stopped Loving Design (excerpt)
EssayAn online excerpt reflecting on design and the author's relationship to it; personal considerations on design and professional perspective.
designprofessional perspective
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Meditative, personal essayistic styleConcise and emotionally resonant prose
- Recurring Motifs
- everyday objectsdeath and mourningfamily memory
Legacy
His essays on personal loss and memory received wide acclaim, earning national literary prizes and international attention through English translation. Known for deep introspection and evocative treatment of objects.
Trivia
- Grandson (on his mother's side) of politician Jan Rabanowski.
- Descended (paternally) from Władysław Wicha, a former interior minister.
- Contributed cartoons to Tygodnik Powszechny and other Polish magazines.
- His 2017 book Rzeczy, których nie wyrzuciłem won multiple literary awards.
- Died on 24 January 2025 at age 52.