Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (2015) Winner
Ryszard Krynicki
リシャルド・クリニツキ
Ryszard Krynicki
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1943-06-28 （St. Valentin, Austria）
- Nationality
- Poland
- Languages
- Polish, English (in translations/publications)
- Residence History
- Austria (birthplace) → Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland → Poznań, Poland → Podkowa Leśna, Poland
Career
- Occupations
- poet, translator, publisher
- Active Years
- 1964-
- Affiliations
- wydawnictwo a5 (co-founder / operator), Polish Academy of Learning (member)
- Memberships
- Polish Academy of Learning
- Influenced By
- Peers of the Polish New Wave (e.g. Adam Zagajewski, Stanisław Barańczak)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Mickiewicz University (Poznań) | Faculty of Philology | Polish Philology | — | — | Poland |
Adam Mickiewicz University (Poznań)
Faculty of Philology
/ Polish Philology
Country:
Poland
Studied Polish language and philology
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Kościelski Award | — | — | Kościelski Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Friedrich-Gundolf-Preis | — | — | Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis (Silver) | — | — | Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage | 受賞（銀章） |
| 2015 | Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award | Body of poetic work | — | Zbigniew Herbert Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Gdynia Literary Prize (nomination) | Translation of Paul Celan's 'Psalm and Other Poems' | 翻訳 | Gdynia Literary Prize Committee | ノミネート |
| 2008 | Stone Award (City of Poetry Festival, Lublin) | — | — | City of Poetry Festival (Lublin) | 受賞 |
Kościelski Award
1976
Organization:
Kościelski Foundation
Result:
受賞
Friedrich-Gundolf-Preis
2000
Organization:
Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung
Result:
受賞
Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis (Silver)
2005
Organization:
Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage
Result:
受賞（銀章）
Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award
2015
Work:
Body of poetic work
Organization:
Zbigniew Herbert Foundation
Result:
受賞
Gdynia Literary Prize (nomination)
2014
Work:
Translation of Paul Celan's 'Psalm and Other Poems'
Category:
翻訳
Organization:
Gdynia Literary Prize Committee
Result:
ノミネート
Stone Award (City of Poetry Festival, Lublin)
2008
Organization:
City of Poetry Festival (Lublin)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Silesius Poetry Award
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (2021) Lifetime Achievement Award
Works
Major Works
The Impulse to Pursue, the Impulse to Flee
1968 poetryEarly work characterized by political and existential tension and dark imagery.
oppressionnothingnesspolitical allegory
The Birth Certificate
1969 poetryOne of his first poetry collections; attempts to expose oppression and the falsehoods of language.
truth in languagepolitical dissent
The Collective Organism
1975 poetryA mid-career collection dealing with the relation between collective and individual, with strong political context.
collectivityindividual resistance
Our Life is Growing: Poems
1978 poetryCollection including works published in émigré and dissident outlets; spans multiple periods.
resistancememory
Magnetic Point: Selected Poems and Translations
1996 poetry / translationsSelected poems and translations showcasing the range of his work; published in English as well.
language and translationconcise poetic forms
Translations
- Magnetic Point: Selected Poems (English translation, New Directions Books)
Nie szkodzi
2002 poetryA 2000s collection focusing on short, refined poems.
concisenessinner purification
Bibliography
- Pęd pogoni, pęd ucieczki (1968)
- Akt urodzenia (1969)
- Organizm zbiorowy (1975)
- Nasze życie rośnie. Wiersze (1978)
- Not Much More. Poems From the Notebook 78-79 (1981)
- If in Some Country (1982)
- Salvation from Nothingness (1983)
- Independent of Nothingness: Selected and Revised Poems and Translations (1988)
- Magnetic Point: Selected Poems and Translations (1996)
- Nie szkodzi (2002)
- Kamień, szron (2005)
- Selected Poems (2009)
- Przekreślony początek (Selected Poems, 2013)
Translations by Author
- Polish translations of Paul Celan's poetry (e.g. translation of 'Psalm and Other Poems')
Translations of Works
- Magnetic Point: Selected Poems (English translation, New Directions)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Early baroque-complex poems; later moved to short, minimalist lyric formsRigorous attention to language and ethical/political critique
- Recurring Motifs
- oppression vs. freedomnothingness and existencetruth and purification of language
Legacy
Considered one of the leading contemporary Polish poets; his dissident activities, translations, and publishing work (co-founding wydawnictwo a5) have had significant influence on Polish literature. Member of the Polish Academy of Learning.
Academic Societies
- Polish Academy of Learning
Trivia
- Born in St. Valentin, Austria (1943) and moved to Poland after World War II.
- His works were officially banned between 1976 and 1980.
- Co-founded the poetry publisher wydawnictwo a5 in 1988 and has run a publishing company with his wife Krystyna since 1991.
- Recipient of the Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award in 2015.