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Nobel winner Tokarczuk to open new foundation for literature

Author Olga Tokarczuk announced the creation of her foundation during a press conference at the Prose Club in Wrocław. Maciej Kulczyński/PAP

The foundation which will be located in Wroclaw will offer scholarships for writers and translators as well as educational programmes on literature.

She’s done it! Olga Tokarczuk wins Nobel Prize for Literature

The outstanding recognition makes Tokarczuk the first Polish writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 23 years. The last time it was won was in 1996 by poet Wisława Szymborska.

Sci-fi king Stanisław Lem is still considered master of his genre

Thirteen years after his death, Stanisław Lem is one of the most successful Science Fiction authors in history, with his books being translated into over 40 languages and more than 45 million copies worldwide.

Presidential couple launch National Reading event

Polish President Andrzej Duda and his wife Agata Kornhauser-Duda inaugurated the 8th edition of the National Reading campaign at the Saski Garden in Warsaw on Sunday, with eight short Polish novels selected for the programme.

Into the darkness: writer uses post-apocalyptic Britain as grim metaphor for Brexit

Writer Maja Wolny’s latest novel ‘Jasność makes for an unsettling read as she grapples with Brexit and climate change.

British author and film director releases ‘profoundly moving’ novel about one of the 20th century’s most contentious war crimes – the Katyń massacre

The elegantly written novel entitled Kozłowski by British author and filmmaker Jane Rogoyska, tells the compelling and moving story of loss, memory and guilt through the experiences of fictional character Zbigniew Kozłowski and his pain of post-war exile following the 1940 Katyń massacre.

Looking back on Joseph Conrad: Poland's most famous errant author

August 3 marks the anniversary of the death of the writer who penned such classics as Lord Jim and Heart of Darkness .

From Painted Bird to Ugly Bird: What is the truth behind Kosiński’s acclaimed autobiography?

A brilliant author, celebrity and tragic victim, or a fraud, careerist and outright liar? Even today, Jerzy Kosiński provokes controversy. On the 86th anniversary of his birth, TFN speaks to Joanna Siedlecka, the author of Kosiński’s biography “Ugly Black Bird”.

One for the books: how Kraków became the reading capital of Poland

Bookworms of the world unite in the Polish city that wants to cement its position as a global literary powerhouse.

Tenth Warsaw Book Fair ended on Sunday

Over 800 exhibitors from 27 countries, over 1,000 invited authors and 1,500 events took place during the 10th Warsaw Book Fair, which ended at the PGE National Stadium on Sunday.

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Zofia Posmysz: acclaimed writer and Auschwitz survivor laid to rest in Oświęcim

One of Poland’s major chroniclers of the Holocaust, Posmysz survived three years in German captivity to become an award-winning journalist and author.

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