Witold Wirpsza
Witold Wirpsza (4 December 1918 — 16 September 1985) was a Polish poet, writer, translator and essayist.
Witold Wirpsza
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- Name
- Witold Wirpsza
- Born
- 4 December 1918
- Birthplace
- Odesa, Ukraine
- Died
- 16 September 1985
- Place of death
- Berlin, Germany
- Occupation
- Poet, writer, translator
- Nationality
- Poland
- Fields
- literature
- Honours
- Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta · Johann Heinrich Voß Prize for Translation
- Languages
- Polish
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Witold Wirpsza (4 December 1918 — 16 September 1985) was a Polish poet, writer, translator and essayist.
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Witold Wirpsza (1918–1985) was a Polish poet, translator and writer. Born in Odesa, the poet died in West Berlin.
Witold Wirpsza worked in Szczecin and Warsaw. The poet was active in literature.
Languages used include Polish. Witold Wirpsza received Johann Heinrich Voß Prize for Translation and Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta.
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The recorded working language is Polish. The field of work recorded is literature. Places of work recorded in the authority are Szczecin and Warsaw. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta and Johann Heinrich Voß Prize for Translation.
Witold Wirpsza (1918–1985), Polish writer.
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• Name — Witold Wirpsza • Born — 4 December 1918 • Birthplace — Odesa, Ukraine • Died — 16 September 1985 • Place of death — Berlin, Germany • Citizenship — Polish • Occupation — Poet, writer, translator
Biography
Biography
He was the son of Stanisław Wirpsza, merchant, and Lidia née Spandoni-Basmandżi. In 1945 he married Maria Kurecka. Their son Aleksander (later known under his pen name Leszek Szaruga) was born in 1946. He was a member of Polish Writers' Union (ZLP) from 1948 until 1971. He published in “Twórczość”, “Nowa Kultura”, “Życie Literackie” and “Przegląd Kulturalny” (1952–60). From 1952 to 1968 he was a member of the Polish United Workers' Party.
Novels
Novels
• Na granicy (1954) • Pomarańcze na drutach (1964) • Wagary (1970) • Sama niewinność (partially published in 1978 and 1985)
Short stories
Short stories
• Stary tramwaj i inne opowiadania (1955) • Morderca (1966)
Essays
Essays
• Gra znaczeń (1965) • Polaku, kim jesteś? (1971)
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Accolades
In 1955 he received Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta. In 1967 he received the Johann-Heinrich-Voß-Preis für Übersetzung.
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Odesa.
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West Berlin.
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Poetry books
• Sonata (1949) • Stocznia (1949) • Polemiki i pieśni (1951) • Dziennik Kożedo (1952) • Pisane w kraju (1952) • List do żony (1953) • Poematy i wiersze wybrane (1956) • Z mojego życia (1956) • Mały gatunek (1960) • Don Juan (1960) • Komentarze do fotografii (1962) • Drugi opór (1965) • Przesądy (1966) • Bruchsünden und todstücke (1967) • Traktat skłamany (1968) • Drei Berliner Gedichte (1976) • Prognosen oder Die Naturgeschichte der Drachen (1980) • Apoteoza tańca (1985) • Liturgia (1985) • Faeton (1988) • Nowy podręcznik wydajnego zażywania narkotyków (1995) • Cząstkowa próba o człowieku i inne wiersze (2005) • Spis ludności (2005) • Utwory ostatnie (2007)
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