Adam Hollanek
Adam Hollanek (born 4 October 1922 in Lwów, died 28 July 1998 in Zakopane) was a Polish science fiction writer and journalist, and founder of the Fantastyka magazine, the first science-fiction-oriented monthly magazine in the whole Eastern Bloc, established in 1982. He was Fantastyka's editor-in-chief between 1982 and 1990, and published regular essays in the magazine until his death in 1998.
Adam Hollanek
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- Name
- Adam Hollanek
- Born
- 4 October 1922
- Birthplace
- Lwów, Poland (now Ukraine)
- Died
- 28 July 1998 (aged 75)
- Place of death
- Zakopane, Poland
- Nationality
- Poland
- Occupation
- writer · journalist · poet · editing staff
- Fields
- fiction
- Education
- Jagiellonian University
- Honours
- Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta · Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Languages
- Polish
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Adam Hollanek (born 4 October 1922 in Lwów, died 28 July 1998 in Zakopane) was a Polish science fiction writer and journalist, and founder of the Fantastyka magazine, the first science-fiction-oriented monthly magazine in the whole Eastern Bloc, established in 1982. He was Fantastyka's editor-in-chief between 1982 and 1990, and published regular essays in the magazine until his death in 1998.
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Adam Hollanek (1922–1998) was an editing staff, journalist and poet, among other activities, of Polish nationality. The editing staff was born in Lviv and died in Zakopane.
Adam Hollanek was educated at Jagiellonian University. Activity centred on fiction.
Languages used include Polish. Honours include Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta and Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta.
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• Name — Adam Hollanek • Born — 4 October 1922 • Birthplace — Lwów, Poland (now Ukraine) • Died — 28 July 1998 (aged 75) • Place of death — Zakopane, Poland • Period — 1945–1998 • Genre — science fiction, science, poetry
Novels
Novels
• Katastrofa na "Słońcu Antarktydy" (1958) • Zbrodnia wielkiego człowieka (1960) • Muzyka dla was, chłopcy (1975) • Jeszcze trochę pożyć (1980) • Olśnienie (1982) • Kochać bez skóry (1983) • Ja z Łyczakowa • Księżna z Florencji (1988) • Pacałycha – (1996) • Mudrahela: Tragiczna opowiesc lwowska (1997)
Essays
Essays
• Geniusz na miarę epoki ("Fantastyka" 3/86) • A jednak romantyzm ("Fantastyka" 2/88)
Poetry
Poetry
• Pokuty (1987) • Ja - kon, ja Zyd (1995) • Landszafty (1996)
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Lviv.
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Popular science books
• Węgiel nasze czarne złoto (1954) • Niewidzialne armie kapitulują (1954) • Sprzedam śmierć (1961) • Skóra jaszczurcza (1965) • Lewooki cyklop (1966) • Nieśmiertelność na zamówienie (1973) • Sposób na niewiadome (1978)
Short story collections
Short story collections
• Plaża w Europie (1967) • Ukochany z Księżyca (1979; short stories: Ukochany z Księżyca, Jak koń trojański, Punkt, Aparat też chce żyć, Oni już tu są, Łazarzu wstań) • Bandyci i policjanci (1982) • Skasować drugie ja (1989; short stories Każdy może być Faustem, Skasować drugie ja, Jak koń trojański, Nie można go spalić, Muzyka dla was, chłopcy)
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Honours
• Polish Academy of Sciences Award (1978) • Prix Européen de Science Fiction (1986) • Special World SF Prof. Organisation President's Award (1987)
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- 1.Ashley, Mike. Science-Fiction Rebels: The Story of the Science-Fiction Magazines from 1981 to 1990: The History of the Science-Fiction Magazine Volume IV. Liverpool University Press. 321. 2016-01-28. 978-1-78138-440-4.
- 2.Kulas, Piotr. Understanding Recognition: Conceptual and Empirical Studies. Taylor & Francis. 2022-08-08. 978-1-000-62689-6.
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