Janusz Głowacki
Janusz Głowacki (born September 13, 1938 in Poznan ; † August 19, 2017 ) was a Polish writer and playwright .
Life
After studying polonics at the University of Warsaw , Głowacki began working with the Kultura magazine in Warsaw in 1964 , where he quickly attracted attention for his astute stories and feature pages. At the end of the 1960s he started work as a screenwriter. During this time, among other things, the film emerged Hunting Flies (Polowanie na muchy) directed by Andrzej Wajda and the cult film Rejs by Marek Piwowski . After martial law was imposed in 1981 , Głowacki left Poland and settled in the United States . From then on he wrote a number of dramas that are played internationally. His greatest success was the 1992 piece Antigone in New York , for which he was nominated for the 1994 Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Pieces.
Works
- Wirówka nonsensu (1968)
- Nowy taniec la-ba-da i inne opowiadania (1970)
- W nocy gorzej widać (1972)
- Paradis (1973)
- Moc truchleje (1981) (German: I can't complain , German by Christa Vogel , Frankfurt / Main 1985)
- Ścieki, skrzeki, karaluchy. Utwory prawie wszystkie (1996)
- The fourth sister (1999)
- Czwarta siostra (2000)
- Ostatni cieć (2001) (German: The pants, the lottery and the pig , Innsbruck 2004)
- Z głowy (2004)
- Jak być kochanym (2005)
Film adaptations
- 1970: Rejs - The excursion
- 1969: Fly hunt (Polowany na muchy)
- 1972: This love has to be killed (Trzeba zabić te miłość)
Web links
- Literature by and about Janusz Głowacki in the catalog of the German National Library
- Głowacki's homepage
- Janusz Glowacki in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ RMF FM .: Janusz Głowacki nie żyje. Dramaturg, prozaik, scenarzysta "Rejsu" miał 79 lat . ( rmf24.pl [accessed August 19, 2017]).
- ↑ Helen Hayes Award Nominees & Recipients: Award Year 1994 . theaterWashington, accessed August 21, 2017.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Głowacki, Janusz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish writer and playwright |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 13, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Poses |
| DATE OF DEATH | 19th August 2017 |