The Polish Book Institute

In Japan, the Misuzu Shobo publishing house has just released the book Rotmistrz Pilecki. Ochotnik do Auschwitz (The Auschwitz Volunteer: Beyond Bravery) by Adam Cyra.

The biography of cavalry captain Witold Pilecki entitled "Volunteer" by the British writer and journalist Jack Fairweather received on Tuesday the title of the Book of the Year 2019 in one of the most prestigious literary competitions in Great Britain – the Costa Book Awards.

The British daily "The Guardian" brings closer the figure of cavalry captain Witold Pilecki in its ‘book of the day’ section on Wednesday. Pilecki’s biography entitled The Volunteer by Jack Fairweather has a chance to win one of the most important British literary awards - Costa Book Award.