The Polish Book Institute

Prose writer, columnist and playwright Stanisław Aleksander Nowak talks about his fascination with Hrabal, Schulz, reveals which writer is the reason he joined the navy and what he read then, and explains why he will not publish any more novels.

Prose writer Daniel Odija talks about his impatience with lengthy novels, Carver's pampered short stories, theological literature, homage to writers in his own work, interest in comics in recent years, as well as being infected with Gombrowicz.