Piotr Ibrahim Kalwas Explained

Piotr Ibrahim Kalwas (born 4 November 1963)[1] is a Polish novelist, journalist, and twice nominated for the Nike Literary Award.

Biography

Piotr Ibrahim Kalwas was born in 1963 in Powiśle, Warsaw to a family of Catholics in Poland. His father is a former Minister of Justice of Poland, Andrzej Kalwas.[2] In his youth, Piotr Kalwas was a member of the youth punk subculture. He studied at a university, but was expelled, and earned a living by taking simple jobs, most notably when he worked as an illegal immigrant construction painter in Norway for 3 years and where he met his wife, Agata. Then he became involved in business, most notably as a restaurant manager in Warsaw, and he was among the writers of the popular Polish 1990s series "The World According to the Kiepski Family"[3] (in his book, "Salam", Kalwas described "The World According to the Kiepski Family" as "the most intense show in the history of Polish television "[4]).

In 2000, after long journeys to Asia and Africa, Kalwas converted to Islam and assumed the middle name of "Ibrahim".[5] According to Kalwas himself, his religious views are close to Sufism, although he is not Sufi.[6] In 2008, he moved to Egypt with his wife and son, and lived for 8 years in Alexandria from 2008 until 2016. Kalwas's life and work in Egypt became the main theme of his literary work – reportages for Polish media and several books. Kalwas lived in Egypt for eight years, but after publishing the book "Egypt: Haram, Halal" he left the country because of concerns about personal and family safety, considering the critical nature of his books and reports about Egyptian society, even the Egyptian government in some instances.[7]

He currently lives in Gozo, Malta. He's married and has a son.

Novels

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Instytut Książki. instytutksiazki.pl. pl. 1 January 2019.
  2. Web site: Piotr Ibrahim KALWAS – Polscy pisarze i badacze literatury przełomu XX i XXI wieku. ppibl.ibl.waw.pl. 1 January 2019.
  3. Web site: Сам собі чужий: розмова з Пьотром Ібрагімом Кальвасом. https://web.archive.org/web/20180727161804/http://litakcent.com/2018/07/24/sam-sobi-chuzhiy-rozmova-z-potrom-ibragimom-kalvasom/. usurped. 27 July 2018. July 24, 2018. ЛітАкцент – світ сучасної літератури. uk. 1 January 2019.
  4. Web site: Czas, Kalwas, Piotr, Ibrahim. Gazeta Wyborcza. 1 January 2019.
  5. Web site: Сам собі чужий: розмова з Пьотром Ібрагімом Кальвасом. https://web.archive.org/web/20180727161804/http://litakcent.com/2018/07/24/sam-sobi-chuzhiy-rozmova-z-potrom-ibragimom-kalvasom/. usurped. 27 July 2018. July 24, 2018. ЛітАкцент – світ сучасної літератури. uk. 1 January 2019.
  6. Web site: "Коли боїшся життя, шукаєш порятунку в релігійних цінностях" — автор книжки про Єгипет. hromadske.ua. 28 July 2018 . 1 January 2019.
  7. Web site: Сам собі чужий: розмова з Пьотром Ібрагімом Кальвасом. https://web.archive.org/web/20180727161804/http://litakcent.com/2018/07/24/sam-sobi-chuzhiy-rozmova-z-potrom-ibragimom-kalvasom/. usurped. 27 July 2018. July 24, 2018. ЛітАкцент – світ сучасної літератури. uk. 1 January 2019.
  8. Web site: Czas, Kalwas, Piotr, Ibrahim. Gazeta Wyborcza. 1 January 2019.
  9. Web site: Nagroda Nike 2016 - nominacje. Oto 20 książek roku. Gazeta Wyborcza. 1 January 2019.
  10. Web site: "Egypt: Haram, Halal" by Piotr Ibrahim Kalwas – on the shelves of Ukrainian bookstores from January. November 20, 2017. Choven – Publishing House. 1 January 2019.
  11. Web site: 'Na jedną rodzinę przypadają tu nawet trzy auta. Nikt tu nie chodzi na piechotę, nawet jeśli trzeba przejść 100 metrów'. 2021-01-14. gazetapl. 26 June 2020 . pl.
  12. Web site: Gozo. Radosna siostra Malty. 2021-01-14. Lubimyczytać.pl.
  13. Web site: Wyborcza.pl. 2021-01-14. wyborcza.pl.
  14. Web site: Dziecko Księżyca. 2021-01-14. Wielka Litera. pl-PL.
  15. Web site: Świat od kuchni. Podróże kulinarne Piotra Ibrahima Kalwasa . 2022-10-11 . PolskieRadio.pl.

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