Antoni Słonimski
Antoni Słonimski (born November 15, 1895 in Warsaw ; † July 4, 1976 there ) was a Polish poet and author.
Life
As the child of a Jewish family of doctors and the grandson of Chajim Slonimski , Antoni Słonimski grew up in Warsaw; later he converted to Catholicism . He studied painting and art history in Warsaw and Munich . From 1913 to 1919 he worked as a graphic artist for the satirical magazine Sowizdrzał . In 1919 he founded the Skamander group of experimental poets together with Julian Tuwim and Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz . From 1924 he published numerous reviews in the influential Wiadomości Literackie magazine . When German troops occupied Poland in 1939, Słonimski went into exile: initially to Paris ; In 1940 he fled to London . In 1951 he returned to Poland and was President of the Polish Writers' Union for a few years before he was removed from all offices in 1959 by the government under Władysław Gomułka . He was actively involved against Stalinism and for political liberalization , which is why he was only able to publish in the Catholic magazine Tygodnik Powszechny . His private secretary from 1971 was Adam Michnik .
Słonimski was an all-rounder. He not only wrote poetry, but also snappy feature articles and theater reviews. On April 1, he and his friend Julian Tuwim wrote absurd stories that later appeared in the collection “W oparach absurdu” (In Swaths of the Absurd).
He died as a result of a car accident. The molecular biologist Piotr Slonimski was his nephew.
Works
- Droga na wschód ( road to the east ; 1924). Poetry collection inspired by trips to Palestine and Brazil
- Rodzina ( family ; 1933). Comedy about two brothers, one a communist , the other a national socialist
- Dwa końce świata ( Twice the end of the world ; 1937; German: Suhrkamp 1986, translated by Edda Werfel, Fantastic Library Volume 166). Satire about a dictator who wipes out almost the entire world population
- Misère et grandeur de la Russie rouge . Frz., From the Polish by Marie Rakowska. Nouvelle Revue Critique, Paris 1930
- Torpeda czasu. (1924. German by Klaus Staemmler: Der Zeittorpedo. Fantastic novel. Foreword by Stanisław Lem . Suhrkamp 1984, Fantastic Library Volume 131)
Poetry setting
- Szymon Laks (1901–1983): Elegia żydowskich miasteczek ( Lament for the Jewish shtetl ; 1961) for voice and piano
Web links
- Literature by and about Antoni Słonimski in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Słonimski, Antoni |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish poet and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 15, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Warsaw |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th July 1976 |
| Place of death | Warsaw |