Janusz A. Zajdel Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1985) Winner
Marek Baraniecki
マレク・バラニエツキ
Marek Baraniecki
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1954-06-16 （Gliwice, Poland）
- Nationality
- Poland
- Languages
- Polish
Career
- Occupations
- writer, journalist, environmental engineer
- Active Years
- 1980-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silesian University of Technology | Environmental Engineering | Department of Environmental Engineering | — | — | Poland |
Silesian University of Technology
Environmental Engineering
/ Department of Environmental Engineering
Country:
Poland
Studied environmental engineering; worked for several years as an environmental engineer
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Janusz A. Zajdel Award | Głowa Kasandry (Cassandra's Head) | — | Janusz A. Zajdel Award committee | 受賞 |
Janusz A. Zajdel Award
1985
Work:
Głowa Kasandry (Cassandra's Head)
Organization:
Janusz A. Zajdel Award committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Śląkfa
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1985) Winner
Works
Major Works
Głowa Kasandry (Cassandra's Head)
1985 Science fiction / Post-apocalypticA novel set in a post-apocalyptic world after catastrophic events; it explores survivors' societies, memory, and prophetic motifs to examine human nature and the fragility of civilization.
post-apocalypseenvironmental collapsememoryprophecy
Adaptations
- [Film (planned/adaptation)] Cassandra. Science fiction drama (working title) / Paweł Czarzasty
Bibliography
- Głowa Kasandry (Cassandra's Head) — 1985
- Short story "Karlgoro, 6pm" (Karlgoro godzina 18)
Adaptations
- Polish director Paweł Czarzasty announced plans in the late 2000s to adapt Głowa Kasandry for film (working title: "Cassandra. Science fiction drama"). Current status unknown.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- dystopian depictionsocial critiqueuse of metaphor and foreshadowing
- Recurring Motifs
- apocalypse and renewalenvironmental collapsememory and prophecy
Legacy
One of Poland's notable post-apocalyptic SF authors. His best-known work, Głowa Kasandry, won the Zajdel Award in 1985 and was later recognized by readers (2004) as one of the top seven post-apocalyptic novels.
In Popular Culture
- In 2004, voted by Gazeta Wyborcza readers as one of the top seven post-apocalyptic novels.
Trivia
- He trained and worked as an environmental engineer, which influenced environmental themes in his fiction.
- His best-known novel, Głowa Kasandry, won the Janusz A. Zajdel Award in 1985.
- Debuted with the short story "Karlgoro godzina 18".