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Marek Bieńczyk

マレク・ビェンチク

Marek Bienczyk

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1956-07-06 （Milanówek, Poland）
Nationality
Polish
Languages
Polish, French, English

Career

Occupations
writer, historian of literature, translator, essayist, oenologist
Active Years
1990-
Affiliations
Institute of Literary Research, Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), Jagiellonian University (visiting professor), Federation of Wine and Spirits Journalists and Writers (FIJEV), Collegium Vini (collaboration)
Memberships
Federation of Wine and Spirits Journalists and Writers (FIJEV)
Nominations
Nominated for the Nike Award (2019) for Kontener

Education

University of Warsaw
Faculty of Romance Languages and Literature
Country: Poland

Awards

Paszport Polityki
1999
Work: Tworki
Organization: Polityka
Result: 受賞
Władysław Reymont Literary Prize
2000
Work: Tworki
Organization: Władysław Reymont Prize organizers
Result: 受賞
Nike Award
2012
Work: Książka twarzy (Book of Faces)
Organization: Nike Award organizers
Result: 受賞
IBBY Illustrated Book of the Year (Polish section)
2013
Work: Książe w cukierni (Prince in a Cake Shop)
Organization: IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People) - Poland
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Terminal

1994 fiction

An early fiction work. Detailed synopsis not available.

unknown

Tworki

1999 fiction/novel

Published in 1999. Highly regarded in Poland and recipient of several literary prizes.

societyidentity

Czarny człowiek. Krasiński on Death

1990 literary research / criticism

An academic debut examining Zygmunt Krasiński's approach to death from a literary-historical perspective.

Romanticismdeathmelancholy

Książka twarzy (Book of Faces)

2011 essays

A 2011 essay collection. The title wittily alludes to Facebook and gathers meditations on faces and identity.

identityfacescontemporary society

Kontener

2018 essays/collections

A 2018 essay collection. Nominated for the Nike Award in 2019.

memorycultural criticism

Książe w cukierni (Prince in a Cake Shop)

2013 illustrated book / children's book

An illustrated book awarded the IBBY Polish section Illustrated Book of the Year in 2013.

fairy taleimagination

Bibliography

  • Czarny człowiek. Krasiński wobec śmierci (1990)
  • Terminal (1994)
  • Szybko i szybciej – essays on hurry in culture (1996)
  • Melancholia. On Those Who Will Never Find Loss (1998)
  • Tworki (1999)
  • Dürer's Eyes. On Romantic Melancholy (2002)
  • Przezroczystość (2007)
  • Książka twarzy (2011)
  • Jabłko Olgi, stopy Dawida (2015)
  • Kontener (2018)
  • Książe w cukierni (Prince in a Cake Shop) (English translation 2023)

Translations of Works

  • Prince in a Pastry Shop — English translation by Benjamin Paloff, Seven Stories Press (2023)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
erudite, analytical essayistic proseessays that incorporate academic literary analysis
Recurring Motifs
melancholydeath and lossfaces/identitymemory

Legacy

Marek Bieńczyk is an important figure in contemporary Polish literature and French literary studies and translations. He is highly regarded for his distinctive perspective that crosses essays and literary scholarship. He has contributed to wine culture and received awards for illustrated/children's books; his works have been translated into multiple languages.

Academic Societies

  • Polish Academy of Sciences (associated institute)
  • FIJEV (Federation of Wine and Spirits Journalists and Writers)

In Popular Culture

  • His works have been translated into several languages and reached an international readership.

Trivia

  • He has written numerous articles on wine and wine culture.
  • Known for translating French-language authors such as Milan Kundera, Roland Barthes and Emil Cioran.
  • Co-author of one of Poland's first oenological guides.