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Marian Pilot

マリアン・ピロト

Marian Pilot

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1936-12-06 （Siedlików, Second Polish Republic）
Died
2024-02-02 （Warsaw, Poland） age 87
Nationality
Polish
Languages
Polish
Residence History
Siedlików (birthplace) → Warsaw (lived and died)

Career

Occupations
Writer, Poet, Journalist, Screenwriter, Translator
Active Years
1958-2024
Affiliations
Polish Writers' Union, Telewizja Polska, Polish Press Agency (PAP), Union of Polish Youth (past)
Memberships
Polish Writers' Union
Nominations
Angelus Award (nominated 2022)

Education

University of Warsaw
Faculty of Journalism / Department of Journalism
Country: Poland
Graduated in journalism

Awards

Nike Award
2011
Work: Plume (Pióropusz)
Organization: Nike Award committee
Result: 受賞
Władysław Reymont Literary Prize
2009
Organization: Władysław Reymont Prize organization
Result: 受賞
Gold Cross of Merit
1987
Organization: Government of Poland
Result: 受賞
Artur Fryz Literature Competition — 1st Prize
2022
Work: Wild Meat (Dzikie mięso)
Organization: Artur Fryz Literature Competition organizers
Result: 受賞
Angelus Award
2022
Work: Wild Meat (Dzikie mięso)
Organization: Angelus Award committee
Result: ノミネート
Honorary Citizen of Ostrzeszów
2009
Organization: Town of Ostrzeszów
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Plume (Pióropusz)

2010 Fiction (novel)

A novel centered on rural Poland and memory. Through depictions of local customs and characters, it explores loss, nostalgia, and the power of language.

LocalityMemoryLanguage and dialectLoss and nostalgia

Wild Meat (Dzikie mięso)

2021 Poetry

A poetry collection published in 2021 (debut poetry book) that became a prize contender in 2022, dealing with language, landscape, and corporeality.

The bodyNatureLanguage

Osobnik

2013 Fiction

A collection (2013) containing short and medium-length stories emphasizing local customs and character sketches.

Local communitiesHuman observation

Bibliography

  • Dzikie mięso, Kraków 2021
  • Osobnik, Kraków 2013
  • Nowy matecznik, Kraków 2012
  • Zabawna zabawka albo Vin d'adieu, Warsaw 2012
  • Ssapy, szkudły, świętojanki: dictionary of the old Siedlików dialect, Warsaw 2011
  • Pióropusz (Plume), Kraków 2010
  • Gody, Warsaw 2009
  • Cierpki, oboki, nice: bardzo małe opo, Warsaw 2006
  • Na odchodnym: opowieści i opowiadania, Warsaw 2002
  • Bitnik Gorgolewski, Warsaw 1989
  • Matecznik, Warsaw 1988
  • W słońcu, w deszczu, Warsaw 1981
  • Ciżba: opowiadania i opowieści, Warsaw 1980
  • Wykidajło, Warsaw 1980
  • Jednorożec, Warsaw 1978, 1981
  • Karzeł pierwszy, król tutejszy; Tam, gdzie much nie ma albo brzydactwa, Warsaw 1976
  • Zakaz zwałki, Warsaw 1974
  • Pantałyk, Warsaw 1970, Kraków 2012
  • Majdan, Warsaw 1969
  • Opowieści świętojańskie, Warsaw 1966
  • Sień, Warsaw 1965, 1989
  • Panny szczerbate: opowiadania, Warsaw 1962, 1977

Adaptations

  • Historia o proroku Eliaszu z Wierszalina (1997, script)
  • Ucieczka z miejsc ukochanych (1987, dialogues)
  • Pan na Żuławach (1984, script)
  • W słońcu i w deszczu (1979, script)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Realistic and poetic style incorporating local vocabulary and dialectConcise, observation-based prose
Recurring Motifs
Homeland and belongingDialect and preservation of languageNature and seasonal sense

Legacy

Marian Pilot is regarded as an important figure in contemporary Polish literature who preserved and transmitted regional culture and language. His Nike Award win and other honors solidified his standing.

Academic Societies

  • Polish Writers' Union

Trivia

  • Won the 2011 Nike Award for the novel Pióropusz.
  • Died in Warsaw on 2 February 2024 at age 87.
  • Nominated for the Angelus Award in 2022 for the poetry collection Dzikie mięso.