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{{Short description|Polish poet, writer and translator of the Italian language}}
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'''Jarosław Mikołajewski''' (born 20 March 1960 in [[Warsaw]]) is a Polish [[poet]],<ref name="Domoslawski2012">{{cite book|last=Domoslawski|first=Artur|title=Ryszard Kapuscinski: A Life|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cQtp2Di7-84C&pg=PA83|accessdate=25 February 2014|date=2012-07-10|publisher=Verso Books|isbn=9781844678587|pages=83–}}</ref> writer and [[translator]] of the [[Italian language]]. He is also the author of children's books, [[essay]]ist and [[journalist]].
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==Life and career==
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'''Jarosław Mikołajewski''' (born in 1960 in [[Warsaw]]) - Polish [[poet]],<ref name="Domoslawski2012">{{cite book|last=Domoslawski|first=Artur|title=Ryszard Kapuscinski: A Life|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=cQtp2Di7-84C&pg=PA83|accessdate=25 February 2014|date=2012-07-10|publisher=Verso Books|isbn=9781844678587|pages=83–}}</ref> writer and [[translator]] of the [[Italian language]]. He is also the author of children's books, [[essay]]ist and [[journalist]].
Between 1983-1998, he worked at the Faculty of Italian Studies of the [[University of Warsaw]]. Since 1998, he has been working for the ''[[Gazeta Wyborcza]]'' daily newspaper. Between 2006-2012, he served as head of the Polish Institute in [[Rome]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://culture.pl/pl/dzielo/jaroslaw-mikolajewski-i-jego-rzymska-komedia |title=Jarosław Mikołajewski i jego "Rzymska Komedia" |access-date=7 May 2020}}</ref>


His books were published in [[Poland]], Italy, the [[Netherlands]], United States, Hungary, United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://viaf.org/viaf/84699125/|title=Mikołajewski, Jarosław|website=www.viaf.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203121615/http://viaf.org/viaf/84699125/|archive-date=February 3, 2014|access-date=2016-06-11}}</ref> His work is also translated to following languages: Albanian, German, Spanish, Croatian, Bulgarian, Czech, Ukrainian, Greek. He translated among others: [[Dante Alighieri|Dante]], [[Petrarch]], [[Michelangelo]], [[Giacomo Leopardi|Leopardi]], [[Eugenio Montale|Montale]], [[Giuseppe Ungaretti|Ungaretti]], [[Mario Luzi|Luzi]], [[Sandro Penna|Penna]], [[Cesare Pavese|Pavese]], [[Pier Paolo Pasolini|Pasolini]].
His books were published in [[Poland]], [[Italy]], the [[Netherlands]], [[USA]], [[Hungary]], [[United Kingdom]].<ref>
[http://viaf.org/viaf/84699125/ VIAF - Mikołajewski, Jarosław]
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His work is also translated to following languages: Albanian, German, Spanish, Croatian, Bulgarian, Czech, Ukrainian, Greek.

He translated among others: [[Dante Alighieri|Dante]], [[Petrarch]], [[Michelangelo]], [[Giacomo Leopardi|Leopardi]], [[Eugenio Montale|Montale]], [[Giuseppe Ungaretti|Ungaretti]], [[Mario Luzi|Luzi]], [[Sandro Penna|Penna]], [[Cesare Pavese|Pavese]], [[Pier Paolo Pasolini|Pasolini]].


He also translated children's classic to Polish - among others: [[Carlo Collodi]]'s ''[[Pinocchio]]'' (Polish title ''Pinokio: historia pajacyka'', 2011) and some works of [[Gianni Rodari]].
He also translated children's classic to Polish - among others: [[Carlo Collodi]]'s ''[[Pinocchio]]'' (Polish title ''Pinokio: historia pajacyka'', 2011) and some works of [[Gianni Rodari]].


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In several volumes, and especially in ''Którzy mnie znają / Those Who Know Me'' (2003), he reaches for the eternal subjects of poetry: love and death.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://culture.pl/en/article/a-review-of-events-in-polish-poetry-at-the-turn-of-the-20th-and-21st-centuries|title=A Review of Events in Polish Poetry at the Turn of the 20th and 21st Centuries {{!}} Artykuł {{!}} Culture.pl|website=Culture.pl|access-date=2016-06-11}}
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His ''Froth: Poems (Zbite szklanki: wybór wierszy, 2010)'' translated into English was named among the 75 best of the year 2013 by [[World Literature Today]] (WLT).<ref>WLT, University of Oklahoma's bimonthly magazine of international literature and culture, has been recognized by the Nobel Prize committee as one of the "best edited and most informative literary publications"
In several volumes, and especially in Którzy mnie znają / Those Who Know Me (2003), he reaches for the eternal subjects of poetry: love and death.<ref>
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[http://culture.pl/en/article/a-review-of-events-in-polish-poetry-at-the-turn-of-the-20th-and-21st-centuries A Review of Events in Polish Poetry at the Turn of the 20th and 21st Centuries]
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He is the recipient of the [[Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna]] Poetry Award (1991),<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rmfclassic.pl/informacje/Slowo,11/Przemyslaw-Owczarek-laureatem-nagrody-im-Kazimiery-Illakowiczowny,12071.html |title=Przemysław Owczarek laureatem nagrody im. Kazimiery Iłłakowiczówny |access-date=7 May 2020}}</ref> Literary Award of the Capital city of Warsaw (2011, 2012),<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.kulturalna.warszawa.pl/nagroda-literacka,3,1419.html?locale=pl_PL |title=Laureaci |access-date=7 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.kulturalna.warszawa.pl/nagroda-literacka,3,2415.html?locale=pl_PL |title=Laureaci |access-date=7 May 2020}}</ref> Silver [[Medal for Merit to Culture - Gloria Artis]] (2014)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://party.pl/newsy/gwiazdy-na-gali-zasluzony-kulturze-8707-r3/ |title=Największe gwiazdy polskiego kina na przyznaniu medali "Zasłużony Kulturze" |access-date=7 May 2020}}</ref> [[Beata Pawlak Award]] (2016),<ref>{{cite news|url=https://culture.pl/pl/artykul/nagroda-im-beaty-pawlak-dla-mikolajewskiego-i-rosiaka |title=Nagroda im. Beaty Pawlak dla Mikołajewskiego i Rosiaka |access-date=7 May 2020}}</ref> and the [[Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński]] Award (2019).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://wirtualnywydawca.pl/2019/07/laureaci-nagrody-im-konstantego-ildefonsa-galczynskiego-orfeusz/ |title=Laureaci Nagrody im. Konstantego Ildefonsa Gałczyńskiego "Orfeusz" |access-date=7 May 2020}}</ref> He is also a juror for the [[Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://culture.pl/en/article/five-years-of-the-zbigniew-herbert-award| title = Five Years of the Zbigniew Herbert Award {{!}} Article {{!}} Culture.pl}} </ref>
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His ''Froth: Poems (Zbite szklanki: wybór wierszy, 2010)'' translated into English was named among the 75 best of the year by World Literature Today (WLT), University of Oklahoma's bimonthly magazine of international literature and culture, announced their annual list of “75 Notable Translations” which offer a collection of the year’s most exciting translations.

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In 2019, he published a book ''Cień w cień. Za cieniem Zuzanny Ginczanki'' which deals with the life and literary legacy of [[Zuzanna Ginczanka]], one of the greatest poets of the [[Polish culture in the Interbellum|interwar period]] in Poland.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.znak.com.pl/ksiazka/cien-w-cien-za-cieniem-zuzanny-ginczanki-jaroslaw-mikolajewski-155610 |title=Cień w cień Za cieniem Zuzanny Ginczanki |access-date=7 May 2020}}</ref>
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[http://culture.pl/en/article/5-polish-translations-rank-amongst-worlds-top-75-best 5 Polish Translations Rank Amongst World's Top 75 Best]

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<ref> WLT has been recognized by the Nobel Prize committee as one of the "best edited and most informative literary publications."
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== Selected works ==
== Selected works ==


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* ''Zabójstwo z miłości'' (1997)
* ''Zabójstwo z miłości'' (1997)
* ''Mój dom przestały nawiedzać duchy. Wiersze z lat 1988-1998'' (1998)
* ''Mój dom przestały nawiedzać duchy. Wiersze z lat 1988-1998'' (1998)
* ''Nie dochodząc Pięknej'' (2000) - (Not Reaching Piękna)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://culture.pl/en/work/not-reaching-piekna-jaroslaw-mikolajewski|title=Not Reaching Piękna - Jarosław Mikołajewski {{!}} Language & Literature w Culture.pl|website=Culture.pl|access-date=2016-06-11}}</ref>
* ''Nie dochodząc Pięknej'' (2000)
* ''Którzy mnie znają'' (2003) - (Those Who Know Me)
* ''Którzy mnie znają'' (2003) - (Those Who Know Me)
* ''Któraś rano'' (2005)
* ''Któraś rano'' (2005)
* ''Coś mnie zmartwiło ale zapomniałem'' (2008)
* ''Coś mnie zmartwiło ale zapomniałem'' (2008)
* ''Zbite szklanki'' (2010) - (Froth: Poems)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://losangeles.msz.gov.pl/en/news/books/froth__poems_by_jaroslaw_mikolajewski_;jsessionid=F897B0094C0F98348CD92BC499EDB3AA.cmsap2p|title=Froth: Poems by Jarosław Mikołajewski|website=losangeles.msz.gov.pl|access-date=2016-06-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://writingpolishdiaspora.blogspot.com/2013/03/piotr-florczyk-continues-his-excellent.html|title=Writing the Polish Diaspora: Jarosław Mikołajewski's Froth: Poems|last=Guzlowski|first=John|date=2013-03-28|website=Writing the Polish Diaspora|access-date=2016-06-11}}</ref>
* ''Zbite szklanki'' (2010)
* ''Na wdechu'' (2012)
* ''Na wdechu'' (2012)


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* ''Herbata dla wielbłąda czyli Sprawy i sprawki detektywa McCoya'' (2004) – [[Crime fiction]]
* ''Herbata dla wielbłąda czyli Sprawy i sprawki detektywa McCoya'' (2004) – [[Crime fiction]]
* ''Męski zmysł'' (2005)
* ''Męski zmysł'' (2005)
* ''Rzymska komedia'' (2011) - (Roman Comedy)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.agora.pl/agora_english/1,115877,11604699,Award_of_the_Capital_City_of_Warsaw_for_the_book_by.html|title=Award of the Capital City of Warsaw for the book by Jarosław Mikołajewski 'Rzymska komedia' (Roman Comedy)|website=gazetapl|language=pl-PL|access-date=2016-06-11}}</ref>
* ''Rzymska komedia'' (2011)
* ''Największe szczęście, największy ból'' (2014, a5) – conversations with [[Julia Hartwig]]
* ''Uśmiech Bambola'' (2015, Media Rodzina) – children's detective story
* ''Szklane oczy'' (2015, Media Rodzina) – children's detective story
* ''Zwycięski koń'' (2015, Media Rodzina) – children's detective story
* ''Wielki przypływ'' (2015, Dowody na istnienie) – reportage
* ''Syreni śpiew'' (2016, Media Rodzina) – children's detective story
* ''Kot w worku'' (2016, Media Rodzina) – children's detective story
* ''Wędrówka Nabu'' (2016, Austeria) – children's short story
* ''Terremoto'' (2017, Dowody na Istnienie) – reportage nominated to the [[Nike Award]] in 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wirtualnemedia.pl/artykul/nominacje-nagroda-nike-2018 |title=20 książek nominowanych do Nagrody Nike 2018 |access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref>
* ''Szpitalne'' (2018, Austeria) - essay
* ''Syrakuzańskie'' (2019, Austeria) - a reportage
* ''Cień w cień. Za cieniem Zuzanny Ginczanki'' (2019, Dowody na Istnienie) - a biographic essay


==References==
==References==
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* [http://www.worldliteraturetoday.org/2013/may/froth-jaroslaw-mikolajewski#.UyOOYT95NIE ''Froth'' by Jarosław Mikołajewski] World Literature Today
* [http://www.worldliteraturetoday.org/2013/may/froth-jaroslaw-mikolajewski#.UyOOYT95NIE ''Froth'' by Jarosław Mikołajewski] World Literature Today


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Jarosław Mikołajewski (born 20 March 1960 in Warsaw) is a Polish poet,[1] writer and translator of the Italian language. He is also the author of children's books, essayist and journalist.

Life and career

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Between 1983-1998, he worked at the Faculty of Italian Studies of the University of Warsaw. Since 1998, he has been working for the Gazeta Wyborcza daily newspaper. Between 2006-2012, he served as head of the Polish Institute in Rome.[2]

His books were published in Poland, Italy, the Netherlands, United States, Hungary, United Kingdom.[3] His work is also translated to following languages: Albanian, German, Spanish, Croatian, Bulgarian, Czech, Ukrainian, Greek. He translated among others: Dante, Petrarch, Michelangelo, Leopardi, Montale, Ungaretti, Luzi, Penna, Pavese, Pasolini.

He also translated children's classic to Polish - among others: Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio (Polish title Pinokio: historia pajacyka, 2011) and some works of Gianni Rodari.

In several volumes, and especially in Którzy mnie znają / Those Who Know Me (2003), he reaches for the eternal subjects of poetry: love and death.[4]

His Froth: Poems (Zbite szklanki: wybór wierszy, 2010) translated into English was named among the 75 best of the year 2013 by World Literature Today (WLT).[5][6]

He is the recipient of the Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna Poetry Award (1991),[7] Literary Award of the Capital city of Warsaw (2011, 2012),[8][9] Silver Medal for Merit to Culture - Gloria Artis (2014)[10] Beata Pawlak Award (2016),[11] and the Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński Award (2019).[12] He is also a juror for the Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award.[13]

In 2019, he published a book Cień w cień. Za cieniem Zuzanny Ginczanki which deals with the life and literary legacy of Zuzanna Ginczanka, one of the greatest poets of the interwar period in Poland.[14]

Selected works

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Poetry

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  • A świadkiem śnieg (1991)
  • Kołysanka dla ojca (1994)
  • Zabójstwo z miłości (1997)
  • Mój dom przestały nawiedzać duchy. Wiersze z lat 1988-1998 (1998)
  • Nie dochodząc Pięknej (2000) - (Not Reaching Piękna)[15]
  • Którzy mnie znają (2003) - (Those Who Know Me)
  • Któraś rano (2005)
  • Coś mnie zmartwiło ale zapomniałem (2008)
  • Zbite szklanki (2010) - (Froth: Poems)[16][17]
  • Na wdechu (2012)

Prose

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  • Herbata dla wielbłąda czyli Sprawy i sprawki detektywa McCoya (2004) – Crime fiction
  • Męski zmysł (2005)
  • Rzymska komedia (2011) - (Roman Comedy)[18]
  • Największe szczęście, największy ból (2014, a5) – conversations with Julia Hartwig
  • Uśmiech Bambola (2015, Media Rodzina) – children's detective story
  • Szklane oczy (2015, Media Rodzina) – children's detective story
  • Zwycięski koń (2015, Media Rodzina) – children's detective story
  • Wielki przypływ (2015, Dowody na istnienie) – reportage
  • Syreni śpiew (2016, Media Rodzina) – children's detective story
  • Kot w worku (2016, Media Rodzina) – children's detective story
  • Wędrówka Nabu (2016, Austeria) – children's short story
  • Terremoto (2017, Dowody na Istnienie) – reportage nominated to the Nike Award in 2018[19]
  • Szpitalne (2018, Austeria) - essay
  • Syrakuzańskie (2019, Austeria) - a reportage
  • Cień w cień. Za cieniem Zuzanny Ginczanki (2019, Dowody na Istnienie) - a biographic essay

References

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  1. ^ Domoslawski, Artur (2012-07-10). Ryszard Kapuscinski: A Life. Verso Books. pp. 83–. ISBN 9781844678587. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Jarosław Mikołajewski i jego "Rzymska Komedia"". Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Mikołajewski, Jarosław". www.viaf.org. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
  4. ^ "A Review of Events in Polish Poetry at the Turn of the 20th and 21st Centuries | Artykuł | Culture.pl". Culture.pl. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
  5. ^ WLT, University of Oklahoma's bimonthly magazine of international literature and culture, has been recognized by the Nobel Prize committee as one of the "best edited and most informative literary publications"
  6. ^ "5 Polish Translations Rank Amongst World's Top 75 Best | Artykuł | Culture.pl". Culture.pl. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
  7. ^ "Przemysław Owczarek laureatem nagrody im. Kazimiery Iłłakowiczówny". Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Laureaci". Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Laureaci". Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Największe gwiazdy polskiego kina na przyznaniu medali "Zasłużony Kulturze"". Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Nagroda im. Beaty Pawlak dla Mikołajewskiego i Rosiaka". Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Laureaci Nagrody im. Konstantego Ildefonsa Gałczyńskiego "Orfeusz"". Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Five Years of the Zbigniew Herbert Award | Article | Culture.pl".
  14. ^ "Cień w cień Za cieniem Zuzanny Ginczanki". Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  15. ^ "Not Reaching Piękna - Jarosław Mikołajewski | Language & Literature w Culture.pl". Culture.pl. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
  16. ^ "Froth: Poems by Jarosław Mikołajewski". losangeles.msz.gov.pl. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
  17. ^ Guzlowski, John (2013-03-28). "Writing the Polish Diaspora: Jarosław Mikołajewski's Froth: Poems". Writing the Polish Diaspora. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
  18. ^ "Award of the Capital City of Warsaw for the book by Jarosław Mikołajewski 'Rzymska komedia' (Roman Comedy)". gazetapl (in Polish). Retrieved 2016-06-11.
  19. ^ "20 książek nominowanych do Nagrody Nike 2018". Retrieved 2020-05-07.
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