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13.08.2019

Tags: Andrei Platonov, Bedside table, Djuna Barnes, Hermann Hesse, magical realism, Weronika Murek

Bedside table #20. Weronika Murek: Sloppy language comes from sloppy minds

Writer Weronika Murek talks about the books that sucked her in and those that formed her, reveals which novel stimulates her imagination and presents her recent literary favourites.

12.08.2019

Tags: ©POLAND Translation Programme, Portuguese, Teresa Fernandes Światkiewicz, translation, Wisława Szymborska

Wisława Szymborska in Portuguese with the support of the Book Institute

In Portugal, a selection of Wisława Szymborska's poems was published. The work was translated by Teresa Fernandes Światkiewicz. The edition was supported by the Book Institute as part of the ©POLAND Translation Programme.

07.08.2019

Tags: Translators’ Collegium

Applications to Translators’ Collegium accepted until the end of September!

We are continuously in touch with the translators of Polish literature in the world, our greatest allies. Each year in Cracow, we host a group of translators, for whom we provide the proper conditions for peaceful work on translations, library searches, as well as meetings with authors and experts. Applications for the stays in 2020 are accepted until 30 September 2019.