Tuesday, December 06, 2011

Poetic Obituaries: Last year, the Book Institute awarded

him [Pietro Marchesani] the prestigious "Trans-Atlantic" for the popularization of Polish literature in the world.

He translated the poetry of Zbigniew Herbert, Czeslaw Milosz, Tadeusz Rozewicz and Wislawa Szymborska, the prose of Tadeusz Konwicki, Witold Gombrowicz and Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz, and plays by Slawomir Mrozek.

from Poland.pl: Translator of Polish Poets Pietro Marchesani Has Died

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