Zofia Fabianowska-Micyk and Joanna Grochocka awarded at the International Book Fair in Lviv
On Friday in Lviv, at the International Book Fair, Anatoliy Ivchenko, the owner of the Urbino publishing house, was handed the Publishers’ Forum award for the Ukrainian translation of Banzai. Japonia dla dociekliwych (“Banzai. Japan for the Inquisitive”) by Zofia Fabianowska-Micyk (text) and Joanna Grochocka (illustrations), in the category Best Book for Teenagers.
Koehler, Rojek, Grabowski, and Chruściel in Chicago on Polish religious literature
On Thursday 17, the international conference “Catholic Imagination. The Future of the Catholic Literary Tradition” started at Loyola University in Chicago. This year, it was attended by a strong Polish representation, including Krzysztof Koehler, Deputy Director of the Book Institute for Programmes.
Olga Tokarczuk nominated for the National Book Award for the second time!
Olga Tokarczuk appeared on the longlist of nominees for the prestigious American National Book Award for the second time. Last year, she made it to the finals of the competition with the novel Bieguni (“Flights”). This time, the nomination went to the translation of the book Prowadź swój pług przez kości umarłych (“Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead”) by Antonia Lloyd-Jones, a Transatlantyk Award winner.
