Maciej Płaza | |
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![]() Maciej Płaza, 2019 | |
Born | Opinogóra, Poland | 16 December 1976
Occupation | Writer, translator |
Alma mater | Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (UMCS) |
Notable works | Robinson in Bolechów |
Notable awards |
Kościelski Award (2016) Gdynia Literary Prize (2016) Angelus Award (2018) |
Maciej Płaza (born 16 December 1976, in Opinogóra) is a Polish writer, literary scholar and translator of English literature. [1]
He has a PhD in literary studies from Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin. He is a laureate of the Literature in the World Award for his translation of H.P. Lovecraft's collection of short stories The Dunwich Horror and Other Frightful Tales [2] and was nominated for The Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński Translation Work Award for his translation of Arthur Machen's novel The Hill of Dreams. [3]
In 2016, he became the recipient of the Gdynia Literary Prize [4] as well as the Kościelski Award [5] and was also nominated for Poland's top literary prize Nike Award for his collection of stories entitled Skoruń. [6] In 2018, he won the Angelus Award for his novel Robinson in Bolechów becoming the first Polish writer to do so. [7] [8]
Maciej Płaza | |
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![]() Maciej Płaza, 2019 | |
Born | Opinogóra, Poland | 16 December 1976
Occupation | Writer, translator |
Alma mater | Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (UMCS) |
Notable works | Robinson in Bolechów |
Notable awards |
Kościelski Award (2016) Gdynia Literary Prize (2016) Angelus Award (2018) |
Maciej Płaza (born 16 December 1976, in Opinogóra) is a Polish writer, literary scholar and translator of English literature. [1]
He has a PhD in literary studies from Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin. He is a laureate of the Literature in the World Award for his translation of H.P. Lovecraft's collection of short stories The Dunwich Horror and Other Frightful Tales [2] and was nominated for The Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński Translation Work Award for his translation of Arthur Machen's novel The Hill of Dreams. [3]
In 2016, he became the recipient of the Gdynia Literary Prize [4] as well as the Kościelski Award [5] and was also nominated for Poland's top literary prize Nike Award for his collection of stories entitled Skoruń. [6] In 2018, he won the Angelus Award for his novel Robinson in Bolechów becoming the first Polish writer to do so. [7] [8]