Stefan Grabiński

Stefan Grabiński

Stefan Grabiński (born February 26, 1887 in Kamionka Strumiłowa , today Ukraine , † November 12, 1936 in Lwów ) was a Polish writer and author of horror literature , who was sometimes referred to as "the Polish Poe ".

Grabiński worked as a teacher in Lemberg (Lviv) and Przemyśl and was known for his railway stories collected in Demon ruchu . A number of his works have been translated into English by Miroslaw Lipinski and published as The Dark Domain . Other works, such as Szamota's Mistress , were made into films.

Grabiński died of tuberculosis in 1936 and was buried in the Janivskyj Cemetery in Lviv.

Works

Novels

• Salamandra (English: Salamander ) ( 1924 )
• Cień Bafometa (English: Shadow of Baphomet , German: Der Schatten des Satans ) ( 1926 ), Volk und Welt Berlin 1989, ISBN 3-353-00523-4
• Klasztor i morze (English: Cloister and Sea ) ( 1928 )
• Wyspa Itongo (English: Itongo Island ) ( 1936 )

Collections

• Na wgórzu róż (English: On Rose Hill ) ( 1918 )
• Demon ruchu (English: The Motion Demon ) ( 1919 )
• Szalony pątnik (English: Mad Pilgrim ) ( 1920 )
• Niesamowita opowieść (English: Incredible Story ) ( 1922 )
• Księga ognia (English: Book of Fire ) ( 1922 )
• Namiętność (English: Passion ) ( 1930 )
• Ślepy tor (German: Das Abstellgleis ), Suhrkamp 1978, ISBN 3-518-36978-4
• The gray room , People and World Berlin 1987, ISBN 3-353-00088-7
• Dunst and other eerie stories , Suhrkamp 1989, ISBN 3-518-38112-1 ; Inselverlag 1974, ISBN 3-458-05821-4

Spectacles

• Willa nad morzem (Ciemne siły) (English: Dark Forces )
• Zaduszki (English: All-Souls' Day )
• Larwy (English: Spirits )

Web links

• Literature by and about Stefan Grabiński in the catalog of the German National Library
• Translation bibliography: Stefan Grabiński
• Publications by and about Stefan Grabiński in the Polish Literature Bibliography 1988-2003

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Shevchenko Street Janivskyi Cemetery on lia.lvivcenter.org ; accessed on August 17, 2020 (Ukrainian)