The Polish Book Institute

The translation of Małgorzata Szejnert's reportage Wyspa klucz (“Ellis Island”) by Sean Gasper Bye, the publication of which was supported by the Book Institute as part of the ©POLAND Translation Programme, made it to the longlist of books nominated for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation. The winners – the author and the translator - will be announced on 24^th November.

The English translation of Szczepan Twardoch’s Król (“The King of Warsaw”) made it to the grand final of the fourth edition of the international award of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The book published under the title The King of Warsaw was translated by Sean Bye.

The ten nominees for the fourth edition of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Prize included the English translation of Szczepan Twardoch’s Król. The book published under the title The Kind of Warsaw was translated by Sean Bye.