Zbigniew Batko
Zbigniew Batko (born October 11, 1940 in Kamiona , † December 18, 2007 in Łódź ) was a Polish translator , writer and screenwriter .
Life
After World War II Batko lived with his mother and sisters in Porąbka near Sosnowiec and then in yrowa . Due to an illness of his mother, he spent part of his childhood in children's homes . He passed his Abitur in Gogolin and in 1958 began studying Polish studies with a focus on film theory and film history at the University of Łódź . There he obtained his master's degree in 1966 . He made his debut as a screenwriter in the cartoon series for children Zaczarowany ołówek (The Enchanted Pencil), on which he worked with Adam Ochocki from 1969 to 1971 . From 1990 onwards he devoted himself exclusively to writing and translation. His novel Oko was nominated for the Janusz A. Zajdel Prize in 1992 .
He has translated almost 50 English novels into Polish.
Scripts
- Zaczarowany ołówek , 1969–1971
- Marcel wyrusza w świat , 1990, together with Antoni Bańkowski , director: Krzysztof Rynkiewicz
- Siedmiomilowe trampki , 1993, together with Antoni Bańkowski, director: Krzysztof Rynkiewicz
- Deborah , 1995, directed by Ryszard Brylski
prose
- Tony Richardson - klasyk gniewnego kina , 1984
- Z powrotem, czyli fatalne skutki niewłaściwych lektur . NOWA, Warsaw 1984, ISBN 83-7054-030-9 .
- Okay . Iskry, Warsaw 1992, ISBN 83-207-0612-2 .
Translations (selection)
- John Banville : Mefisto , 2005
- Jeanette Winterson : Sztuka i kłamstwa , 1999
- John Steinbeck : Myszy i ludzie ., 1998
- Zadie Smith : Łowca autografów ., 2004
- James Joyce : Dublińczycy , 2005
- Hugh Lofting : Doctor Doolittle i jego zwierzęta , 1998
- TC Boyle : Drop City , 2005
- Jonathan Carroll : Kości księżyca , 1997
Web links
- Barbara Marzęcka: Zbigniew Batko. In: Polscy pisarze i badacze literatury przełomu XX i XXI wieku. Retrieved October 12, 2018 (Polish).
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SURNAME | Batko, Zbigniew |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish translator, writer and screenwriter |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 11, 1940 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kamiona |
DATE OF DEATH | December 18, 2007 |
Place of death | Łódź |