(born 1980) - journalist, one of the most respected Polish reporters.

Author of the books Zabójca z miasta moreli. Reportaże z Turcji (“The Assassin from Apricot City: Reportage from Turkey”, 2010), Tańczące niedźwiedzie. Reportaże z transformacji (”Dancing Bears: True Stories of People Nostalgic for Life Under Tyranny”, 2014), and Sprawiedliwi zdrajcy. Sąsiedzi z Wołynia (”Righteous Traitors: Neighbours from Volhynia”, 2016), which have gained recognition in Poland and worldwide. A winner of the European Parliament Journalism Prize, the Anna Lindh Award, and the Ryszard Kapuściński Award of the Polish Press Agency.

He was nominated for the Nike Literary Award for his book The Assassin from Apricot City. In 2008, he received an honourable mention in the Amnesty International competition for the best human rights journalism for his article To z miłości, siostro ("It’s out of Love, Sister"). The writer also signed a contract with one of the most prestigious publishing houses in the world - Penguin Random House. Dancing Bears translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones has been published by this publishing house. Recently, his book Jak nakarmić dyktatora ("How to Feed a Dictator") has also appeared on the English-speaking market.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

• Zabójca z miasta moreli, Czarne, Wołowiec 2010
• Nasz mały PLR. Pół roku w M-3 z trwałą, wąsami i maluchem (z Izabelą Meyzą), Znak, Cracow 2012
• Tańczące niedźwiedzie, Wydawnictwo Agora, Warsaw 2014
• Sprawiedliwi zdrajcy. Sąsiedzi z Wołynia, Znak, Cracow 2016
• Jak nakarmić dyktatora, W.A.B., Warsaw 2019

TRANSLATIONS:

English:

• The Assassin from Apricot City: Reportage from Turkey, translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones, London: Stork Press, 2013.
• Dancing Bears, translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones, New York: Penguin Books, 2018.
• How to Feed a Dictator, translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones, New York: Penguin Books, 2020.

Chinese (Taiwan):

• 跳舞的熊 [Dancing Bears], translated by Lin Weiyun, Taipei: Acropolis Publishing, 2018.

Czech:

• Vrah z města meruněk: příběhy z Turecka [The Assassin from Apricot City: Reportage from Turkey], translated by Barbora Gregorová, Praha: Dokořán, 2016.
• Spravedliví zrádci: sousedé z Volyně [Righteous Traitors: Neighbours from Volhynia], translated by Michala Benešová, Ostrava: Občanské sdružení PANT, 2018.

Estonian:

• Mõrtsukas aprikooside linnast: reportaažid Türgist [The Assassin from Apricot City: Reportage from Turkey], translated by Hendrik Lindepuu, Tartu: Hendrik Lindepuu Kirjastus, 2015.

Finnish:

• Tanssivat karhut [Dancing Bears], translated by Tapani Kärkkäinen, Helsinki: Like, 2020.

Spanish:

• Los osos que bailan [Dancing Bears], translated by Katarzyna Mołoniewicz, Abel Murcia, Madrid: Capitán Swing Libros, 2019.

Dutch:

• De moordenaar uit de abrikozenstad: een verslag uit Turkije [The Assassin from Apricot City: Reportage from Turkey], translated by Gijs Franssen, Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Atlas Contact, 2016.
• Dansende beren [Dancing Bears], translated by Goverdien Hauth-Grubben, Amsterdam: Nieuw Amsterdam, 2018.
• Aan tafel bij dictators [How to Feed a Dictator], translated by Goverdien Hauth-Grubben, Amsterdam: Nieuw Amsterdam, 2020.

German:

• Weil ich dich liebe, Schwester : Reportagen aus der Türkei [The Assassin from Apricot City: Reportage from Turkey], translated by Joanna Manc, Berlin: Vliegen Verlag, 2015.
• Tanzende Bären [Dancing Bears], translated by Joanna Manc, Cadolzburg: ars vivendi, 2019.

Norwegian:

• Dansende bjørner [Dancing Bears], translated by Agnes Banach, Oslo: Pax Forlag, 2019.

Russian:

• Ubijca iz goroda abrikosov [The Assassin from Apricot City: Reportage from Turkey], translated by Madina Alekseeva, Moskva: Izdatel'stvo AST, 2015.

Slovak:

• Vrah z mesta marhúľ: reportáže z Turecka [The Assassin from Apricot City: Reportage from Turkey], translated by Juraj Koudela, Krásno nad Kysucou: Absynt, 2017.
• Tancujúce medvede [Dancing Bears], translated by Karol Chmel, Krásno nad Kysucou: Absynt, 2017

Ukrainian:

• Убивця з міста абрикосів [The Assassin from Apricot City: Reportage from Turkey], translated by Dzwinka Miatijasz, Kyïv: Tempora, 2012.
• Наша маленька ПНР [Our Little Polish People's Republic] (together with Izabela Meyza), translated by Les Beley, Kyïv: Tempora, 2013.
• Tanechni vedmedi [Dancing Bears], translated by Andrìj Bondar, Kyïv: Tempora, 2016.
• Kulemeti j višnì ìstorìï pro dobrih lûdej z Volinì [Righteous Traitors: Neighbours from Volhynia], translated by Andrìj Bondar, L'vìv: Vidavnictvo Starogo Leva, 2017.

Italian:

• L'assassino dalla città delle albicocche: reportage dalla Turchia [The Assassin from Apricot City: Reportage from Turkey], translated by Leonardo Masi, Rovereto: Keller editore, 2019.