Adam Zagajewski | |
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 Adam Zagajewski in 2014 | |
| Born | 21 June 1945 Lwów, Poland |
| Died | 21 March 2021 (aged 75) Kraków, Poland |
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| Nationality | Polish |
| Alma mater | Jagiellonian University |
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Adam Zagajewski (21 June 1945 – 21 March 2021) was a Polish poet, novelist, translator, and essayist.
He was awarded the 2004 Neustadt International Prize for Literature, the 2016 Griffin Poetry Prize Lifetime Recognition Award, the 2017 Princess of Asturias Award for Literature, and the 2018 Golden Wreath of Poetry at the Struga Poetry Evenings.
He was considered a leading poet of the Generation of '68, or Polish New Wave (Polish: Nowa fala), and one of Poland's most prominent contemporary poets.[1]
- ^ "Adam Zagajewski – Poet". Retrieved 23 March 2019.