Joanna Siedlecka
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Joanna Siedlecka is a writer
, reporter, member of the Polish Writers Association (Stowarzyszenie Pisarzy Polskich), and the author of 10 books, 4 collections of essays and 6 biographies.
Writer
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, reporter, member of the Polish Writers Association (Stowarzyszenie Pisarzy Polskich), and the author of 10 books, 4 collections of essays and 6 biographies.
Collections of Reportage
- Stypa (1981)
- Poprawiny (1984)
- Parszywa sytuacja (1984)
- Jaworowe dzieci (1991)
Biographies by Joanna Siedlecka
- Jaśnie Panicz (1987) ISBN 83-08-01587-5, about Witold GombrowiczWitold GombrowiczWitold Marian Gombrowicz was a Polish novelist and dramatist. His works are characterized by deep psychological analysis, a certain sense of paradox and an absurd, anti-nationalist flavor...
- Mahatma Witkac (1992) ISBN 83-900182-2-5, about Witkacy
- Czarny ptasior (1993) ISBN 83-85458-04-2, about Jerzy KosińskiJerzy KosinskiJerzy Kosiński , born Józef Lewinkopf, was an award-winning Polish American novelist, and two-time President of the American Chapter of P.E.N.He was known for various novels, among them The Painted Bird and Being There...
- Wypominki (1996), ISBN 83-86788-14-3
- Pan od poezji (2002) ISBN 83-7337-175-3, about Zbigniew HerbertZbigniew HerbertZbigniew Herbert was an influential Polish poet, essayist, drama writer, author of plays, and moralist. A member of the Polish resistance movement – Home Army during World War II, he is one of the best known and the most translated post-war Polish writers...
- Wypominków ciąg dalszy, ISBN 83-207-1637-3
Awards
- "Ksawery Pruszyński’s Prince of Reportage" (1976)
- "Polish Writers Association Award" (1978, 1980)
- "Leszek Prorok Award for Literature" (2000)
- "Warsaw Literary Premiere Award" (twice) for books Jaśnie Panicz and Pan od poezji.