Aleksander Kaczorowski Explained

Aleksander Kaczorowski
Birth Date:29 May 1969
Birth Place:Żyrardów
Nationality:Polish
Alma Mater:University of Warsaw
Employer:Gazeta Wyborcza, Newsweek Polska, Forum, University of Warsaw, Aspen Review Central Europe

Aleksander Kaczorowski (born 29 May 1969 in Żyrardów) is a Polish bohemist, journalist, editor, writer and translator.

Life

Kaczorowski has been studying at the Institute of Sociology of the University of Warsaw. In 1998, he graduated from Czech studies at the University of Warsaw.

Until 2002, he worked as a head of section for Gazeta Wyborcza, the biggest Polish newspaper. Later, he was deputy editor-in-chief of Newsweek Polska and Forum biweekly. Since 2012, he is editor-in-chief of Aspen Review Central Europe quarterly.[1] He lectures at the University of Warsaw Institute of Western and Southern Slavic Studies.[2]

He authored novels: Praskie łowy (Hunting in Prague) and collections of essays Praski elementarz (The Prague Reader), Ballada o kapciach (The Ballad of Slippers), as well as interviews Europa z płaskostopiem (Europe's Flat Feet).[3] He wrote also biographies of Václav Havel Havel. Zemsta bezsilnych (Havel. The Revenge of the Powerless), Bohumil Hrabal Gra w życie (Playing at Life), and Ota Pavel Ota Pavel: pod powierzchnią (Ota Pavel: Beneath the Surface). Kaczorowski has translated books of such Czech authors as Bohumil Hrabal, Egon Bondy, and Josef Škvorecký, among others. He is member of Polish Writers' Association.[4]

In 2015, Kaczorowski was nominated for Teresa Torańska Prize of Newsweek for his book on Havel.[5] That year he was named by European Solidarity Centre and College of Eastern Europe the Ambassador of New Europe. He won Václav Burian Prize for cultural contribution to the Central European dialogue (2016). In 2019, he was awarded Upper Silesian Literary Award "Juliusz"[6] and nominated for Nike Literary Award for the book about Ota Pavel.[7]

Works

Books

Translations

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aleksander Kaczorowski. n.d.. Aspen Institute Central Europe. 2 April 2020.
  2. Web site: Aleksander Kaczorowski – Instytut Slawistyki Zachodniej i Południowej. slawistyka.uw.edu.pl. pl-PL. 2 April 2020.
  3. Web site: Central European Forum – Central European Forum. 2 April 2020.
  4. Web site: Aleksander KACZOROWSKI Stowarzyszenie Pisarzy Polskich. n.d.. sppwarszawa.pl. pl. 2 April 2020.
  5. Web site: Znamy nominowanych w konkursie o Nagrodę "Newsweeka" im. Teresy Torańskiej Fundacja Torańskiej. pl-PL. 2 April 2020.
  6. Web site: Aleksander Kaczorowski – Wydawnictwo Czarne. n.d.. czarne.com.pl. pl. 2 April 2020.
  7. Web site: Znamy nominowanych do Nagrody Literackiej Nike 2019. 23 May 2019. Onet Kultura. pl. 2 April 2020.