Adam Jaromir
Adam Jaromir (* 1971 in Bielsko-Biała ) is a publisher, translator and author of picture books, who was born in Poland and lives in Hanover . His picture book Fräulein Esther's last performance was nominated for the 2014 German Youth Literature Prize in the non-fiction category.
Life
Jaromir studied German and Italian at the Universities of Hanover and Florence . In 2006 he founded Gimpel-Verlag , which mainly publishes Polish authors and illustrators. Gimpel's regular authors and illustrators include Iwona Chmielewska , Gabriela Cichowska and Pawel Pawlak. In addition to his work as a publisher and translator, he has so far written five picture books that have been published by his publisher: Adamek or how to make three apples out of two (2007), Zarafa (2009), the story of a giraffe in 19th century Paris tells, Fantje (2010), which accompanies the journey of a white elephant from Africa to Meissen, Tallula - Queen of the Night (2012) and Miss Esther's last performance - A Story from the Warsaw Ghetto (2013). The research on Miss Esther's last performance was made possible by the Robert Bosch Foundation's Grenzgänger grant . In 2012 he was a member of the jury for the award The Extraordinary Book of the children and youth program of the Berlin International Literature Festival . His books have been awarded various prizes internationally and nationally.
Press review
Artistic importance
"The works he has published or written to date already show his importance as one of those courageous" book people "who - despite all market laws - are committed to preserving the artistically demanding picture book in Germany."
Fantje (2010)
"In fact, Fantje combines pop-up-like forms, Eastern European storytelling and drawing, and that magical craze that is missing in many picture books today."
“Adam Jaromir's short story is adorned with witty and ingenious details - eg on his journey, the elephant spontaneously decides to get one ear pierced. The wonderful illustrations by Gabriela Cichowska, which thanks to the book's large format can be fully appreciated, further add to the story's great charm. ”
Tallula - Queen of the Night (2012)
"A gloomy, but beautiful, poetic and ultimately, of course, harmless picture book by the old master Jozef Wilkon , who congenially staged the story of Tallula, the little bat" written by Adam Jaromir "."
“It's a book for connoisseurs. Because Tallula is the story of a self-discovery. [...] And, as is so often the case, when you've finally found your milieu, it works with the neighbors too: light-shy animals become Tallula's new friends. Woodlice, cockroaches, deep-sea octopus. What could not be invented for new friends with children! You could have a monster evening, for Mardi Gras, for Halloween and in general, whenever exclusion is the topic, the Tallula book would be the first choice - because often everything is just a question of the direction in which you are looking, says Tallula and hangs upside down. Great, dark book full of love! "
Miss Esther's Last Performance - A Story from the Warsaw Ghetto (2013)
“Anyone who reads Miss Esther's last performance in preparation as a father or mother should know this background. Because Adam Jaromir's lyrics build on them. And scarcity: Brittle laconicity is the harrowing tone in which, based on the notes Korczak left behind, Jaromir lets the doctor and the fictional twelve-year-old Genia tell about the last weeks of the orphanage. Both use the present tense, a style that immediately exerts a pull. Every sentence becomes a silent beat that sets oppressive chains of thought in motion [...]. […] Cichowska and Jaromir do not spare their childish readers anything, but they portray the horror carefully and suggestively. […] Just as this book with its demand for concentration and its wonderfully poignant images could be an antipole, a dike against the numbing flood of computer-animated worlds of violence that change every second. "
"The lavishly designed, documentary and lyrically condensed book is reminiscent of people who support children with respect and art, even in dark times."
"A unique masterpiece in which text and images tell a story of the last few months in Janusz Korczak's orphanage in the Warsaw ghetto."
“It's a moving true story that is told here in short sentences and with large, dreamlike illustrations in earthy tones. [...] A harrowing book, a great memory. "
“The publisher, author, translator and explorer Adam Jaromir has produced many a literary and aesthetic pearl: The bibliophile drama Miss Esther's last performance is certainly one of his outstanding works. [...] In addition to the literarily precious execution, there is an art of illustration that puts the past and soul tension into the picture in an earthy and precise manner. Collage technique that touches like seldom and implements typographically what happens in a dialog. A book for the list of the most beautiful books, despite all the tragedy. "
“But what Adam Jaromir (as author), the young Polish artist Gabriela Cichowska (as illustrator) and Dorota Nowacka (as graphic designer) have created is a unique little masterpiece of book art, a congenial combination of text, image and Creation of a true, deeply moving story. […] Books like this are not only reminiscent of traditional Polish picture book art, they are proof that young artists can preserve a legacy and at the same time enrich it with their own visions. "
Fonts
- Adamek, or how to make 3 apples out of 2. Ill .: Chiara Emanueli. Gimpel, Hannover 2007, ISBN 978-3-9811300-0-3 .
- Zarafa . Ill .: Pawel Pawlak. Gimpel, Hannover 2009, ISBN 978-3-9811300-3-4 .
- Fantje: Ill .: Gabriela Cichowska . Gimpel, (Hannover) 2010, ISBN 978-83-8977441-5 .
- And the animals came in pairs: Józef Wilkoń and the current Polish children's book illustration. To the exhibition And the animals came for two. Józef Wilkoń and the Current Polish Children's Book Illustration. with Peter Nickl, Christiane Raabe , Ill .: Józef Wilkoń , International Youth Library
- Tallula - Queen of the Night. Ill .: Józef Wilkoń. Gimpel, (Hannover) 2012, ISBN 978-3-9811300-7-2 .
- Miss Esther's Last Performance - A Story from the Warsaw Ghetto . Ill .: Gabriela Cichowska. Gimpel Hannover 2013, ISBN 978-3-9811300-8-9 .
Awards
- 2011: White Raven of the International Youth Library Munich 2010 for Fantje as author and publisher
- 2011: Bologna Ragazzi Award for Fantje as author and publisher
- 2011: Special mention by the Polish Publishers' Association PTWK as one of the most beautiful books of the year for Fantje as an author and publisher
- 2011: Nomination for Book of the Year from IBBY Poland for Fantje as author and publisher
- 2012: Nomination for the German Youth Literature Prize in the picture book category for Blumka's diary by Iwona Chmielewska (text and illustration) as publisher
- 2013: Miss Esther's last performance - A story from the Warsaw Ghetto appears on the Deutschlandfunk best list The best 7 - books for young readers in September
- 2014: Nomination for the German Youth Literature Prize in the non-fiction category for Fräulein Esther's last performance as an author
- 2014: Gustav Heinemann Peace Prize for books for children and young people for Fräulein Esther's last performance as an author
Exhibitions and festival participation
- 2012: Children and youth program of the 12th international literature festival berlin in September (funded by the program ViVaVostok - children and youth literature from Central and Eastern Europe of the Robert Bosch Foundation )
- 2012: Presentation of Miss Esther's last performance - A story from the Warsaw Ghetto as part of the exhibition I am small, but important - Janusz Korczak's children's republic, presented in illustrations and pictures in the battlements gallery of the International Youth Library in Munich on July 5th until September 16
- 2012: Rhenish reading festival Käpt'n Book in October and November
- 2012: 9th Hamburg Fairy Tale Days in November
- 2015: Forum East West
Web links
- Literature by and about Adam Jaromir in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography and reviews of works by Adam Jaromir at perlentaucher.de
- Adam Jaromir's blogs - Blog 1 - Blog 2
- Gimpel-Verlag website
- Interview with Jaromir about his book Zarafa
- Portrait: international literature festival berlin
Individual evidence
- ↑ Adam Jaromir. Robert Bosch Stiftung, accessed on May 8, 2014 .
- ↑ literaturfestival.com
- ↑ Poetic Globetrotters . ( Memento from December 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) In: dog-ear. Issue 5-2011, p. 19.
- ↑ a b Słoniątko (Baby Elephant). ijb.de, 2011
- ↑ Tallula . (PDF; 15.81 MB) In: schmitzkatze , November 16, 2012, p. 47.
- ↑ A question of profession. In: dog-ear. February 2013, p. 12.
- ↑ There are no birds here and there is no thunder . In: FAZ , September 21, 2013, p. 32.
- ↑ Verena Hoenig: Adam Jaromir: Miss Esther's last presentation. (PDF) In: NZZ am Sonntag . November 24, 2013, p. 15 , accessed on February 9, 2014 (10/2013).
- ↑ Miss Esther's last performance. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung . December 13, 2013, p. 15.
- ↑ Shocking. In: Die Zeit , January 9, 2014, p. 36.
- ↑ Variations of Cruelty. In: eselsohr February 2014, p. 11.
- ↑ Suites of memories. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , March 18, 2014, p. 14.
- ↑ The best 7 books for young readers. deutschlandfunk.de, September 7, 2013, accessed on May 8, 2014 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jaromir, Adam |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish author and publisher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bielsko-Biała |