A translation of Stanisław Lem’s Solaris has been published in Egypt. The Arabic translation by Hatif Janabi was supported by the Book Institute as part of the ©POLAND Translation Programme.

A masterpiece of Polish diary writing, Szkice piórkiem (“Wartime Notebooks”) by Andrzej Bobkowski, has been recently published in Russia. Наброски пером (Франция 1940–1944), as reads the title of the Russian translation, was published by the Limbakh publishing house. The publication of the book translated by Irina Kisielowa was supported by the Book Institute as part of the ©POLAND Translation Programme.

A year ago, Poland was to be the guest of honour at the International Book Fair and the Svět knihy (“Book World”) Literary Festival in Prague. The plans were thwarted by the coronavirus pandemic. After more than a year, the fair and festival are returning to the calendar of literary meetings. The Book Institute together with the Polish Institute in Prague has prepared a programme and a national stand where it will be possible to meet writers, have a discussion, read, and buy books.