Bronisław Świderski
Bronisław Świderski (born April 19, 1946 in Łódź ) is a Polish prose writer and essayist .
Life
Świderski was born in Łódź and moved to Warsaw with his family in 1950 . There he attended grammar school and graduated from high school in 1964. He then briefly studied Polish studies at the University of Warsaw and switched to sociology in 1966 . Because of his participation in the student protests, he was sent to a penal colony for a month in March 1968 and expelled from the university in April. When he received an exit document in February 1970, he emigrated to Denmark . He settled in Copenhagen and continued his sociology studies at the University of Copenhagen . There he obtained his master's degree in 1977 and lectured at the Institute for Slavic Studies from 1980 to 1994. He also edited the magazine Svantevit from 1986 to 1988 . Dansk tidsskrift for slavistik . Since 1990 he has published in various Polish newspapers and magazines.
He lives in Copenhagen.
Publications
Non-fiction
- Autobiography , 1981, with Jan Świderski
- Revolutions som dialog. De polske konspiratorer imod Rusland 1861–1864 , 1981
- Poland efter 1945. En bibliografi over informationsmidler , 1984
- Myth and scholarship. University students and political development in XIX century Poland , 1988
- Gdańsk i Ateny. O demokracji bezpośredniej w Polsce , 1996
- Kiedy mogę zabić? Dyskusje o kulturze i przemocy , 2012
- Czepiam się Kierkegaarda , 2015
Novels
- Słowa obcego , 1998
- Asystent śmierci. Powieść o karykaturach Mahometa, o miłości i nienawiści w Europie , 2007
Translations
- Søren Kierkegaard : Powtórzenie. Próba psychologii eksperymentalnej przez Constantina Constantinusa , 1992
- Søren Kierkegaard: Powtórzenie; Przedmowy , 2000
Nominations
- 2008: Finalist of the Nike Literature Prize with Asystent śmierci
- 2008: Nomination for the Gdynia Literature Prize in the prose category with Asystent śmierci
Web links
- Alicja Szałagan: Bronisław Świderski. In: Polscy pisarze i badacze literatury przełomu XX i XXI wieku. Retrieved October 10, 2018 (Polish).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Świderski, Bronisław |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish prose writer and essayist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 19, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Łódź |