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Leszek Engelking
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Leszek Engelking was a Polish writer, linguist, poet, and translator. Born in 1955, he worked in the fields of poetry, prose, literary studies, and literary criticism. He held academic degrees including a doctorate and a habilitation. His professional affiliations included the University of Łódź, Literatura na Świecie, the University of Warsaw, and Palacký University Olomouc. He was a member of the Stowarzyszenie Pisarzy Polskich and the Polish Writers' Union.
Engelking wrote in Polish and spoke Polish, Spanish, English, and Czech. His notable works include Vladimir Nabokov, Muzeum dzieciństwa, Szczęście i inne prozy, Mistrzyni kaligrafii, and Komu kibicują umarli? He received the Polish Cultural Merit Order. He died on October 22, 2022, in Pruszków.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1955
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Vladimir Nabokov
- Muzeum dzieciństwa
- Szczęście i inne prozy
- Mistrzyni kaligrafii
- Komu kibicują umarli?
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1955-02-02 ) 2 February 1955, Chorzów , Poland
- Died
- 22 October 2022 (2022-10-22) (aged 67)
- Alma mater
- Warsaw University
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Leszek
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Poland
- Place of birth
- Bytom
- Place of death
- Pruszków
- Employer
- Palacký University Olomouc
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Academic degree
- doctorate
- Image
- Leszek Engelking Literatura na Swiecie Prize June 25 2009 Fot Mariusz Kubik 01.JPG
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- Leszek Engelking
- date of birth
- 1955-02-02
- Commons gallery
- Leszek Engelking
- member of
- Polish Writers' Union
- name in native language
- Leszek Engelking
- writing language
- Polish
- date of death
- 2022-10-22
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Encyclopedic overview
Leszek Maria Engelking (2 February 1955 – 22 October 2022) was a Polish poet, short story writer, novelist, translator, literary critic, essayist, Polish philologist, and literary academic, scholar, and lecturer.
Engelking translated a vast amount of literature into Polish, from Spanish, English, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Slovak but in particular from Czech.
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