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Zbigniew Herbert
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Polish writer and poet (1924–1998)
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Zbigniew Herbert was a Polish poet, writer, playwright, and essayist. Born in Lviv in 1924, he studied at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Krakow University of Economics, Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, and Lviv University. He worked as an employee of the University of Gdańsk and resided in Lviv, Proszowice, Kraków, and Toruń. His notable works include *Hermes, pies i gwiazda*, *Barbarzyńca w podróży*, and *89 wierszy*.
Herbert received the Order of the White Eagle, Kościelski Award, Herder Prize, and Petrarca-Preis. He was nominated for the Neustadt International Prize for Literature and was a member of the German Academy for Language and Literature, Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts, Academy of Arts, Berlin, and American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He died in Warsaw in 1998 and is buried at Powązki Cemetery. His archives are held at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1924
- Works
- 73
Top works
- Hermes, pies i gwiazda
- Barbarzyńca w podróży
- 89 wierszy
- Bajki
- Bajki
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Film & TV
Known for
- Myśmy już byli. Bohaterowie Starych Powązek — Self (archive footage)2023
- Herbert. Barbarian in the Garden — Self (archive footage)2021
- Obywatel poeta — himself2000
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1924-10-29 ) 29 October 1924, Lwów , Poland
- Died
- 28 July 1998 (1998-07-28) (aged 73), Warsaw , Poland
- Resting place
- Powązki Cemetery
- Occupation
- Poet, essayist
- Language
- Polish , German
- Notable awards
- Austrian State Prize for European Literature , 1965 , Herder Prize , 1973 , Jerusalem Prize , 1991 , Vilenica Prize , 1991 , Order of the White Eagle , 2007
- Spouse
- Katarzyna Dzieduszycka, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1968 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Zbigniew
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Poland
- Place of birth
- Lviv
- Place of death
- Warsaw
- Occupation
- author
- Educated at
- University of Warsaw
- Employer
- University of Gdańsk
- Languages spoken
- Polish
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Field of work
- fiction
- Image
- Zbigniew Herbert.jpg
- Residence
- Berlin
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- place of burial
- Powązki Cemetery
- Commons category
- Zbigniew Herbert
- date of birth
- 1924-10-29
- date of death
- 1998-07-28
- member of
- Stowarzyszenie Pisarzy Polskich
- nominated for
- Neustadt International Prize for Literature
- archives at
- Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
- date of baptism
- 1924-12-26
- name in native language
- Zbigniew Herbert
- described by source
- Polish Biographical Dictionary
- writing language
- Polish
- start of work period
- 1950-00-00
- Commons Creator page
- Zbigniew Herbert
- end of work period
- 1998-00-00
- medical condition
- alcoholism
- P12749
- Ilona Slupianek
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Encyclopedic overview
Zbigniew Herbert ( Polish: [ˈzbiɡɲɛf ˈxɛrbɛrt] ; 29 October 1924 – 28 July 1998) was a Polish poet, essayist, drama writer and moralist. He is one of the best known and the most translated post-war Polish writers. While he was first published in the 1950s (a volume titled Chord of Light was issued in 1956), soon after he voluntarily ceased submitting most of his works to official Polish government publications. He resumed publication in the 1980s, initially in the underground press. Starting in the 1960s, he was nominated several times for the Nobel Prize in Literature. His books have been translated into 38 languages.
Herbert was one of the main poets of the Polish opposition to communism. Starting in 1986, he lived in Paris, where he cooperated with the journal Zeszyty Literackie. He came back to Poland in 1992. On 1 July 2007 the Polish Government instituted 2008 as the Year of Zbigniew Herbert. In 2013, the Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award was established in honour of the poet and his literary legacy. He received the 1963 Kościelski Prize (Geneva), 1965 Jurzykowski Prize, 1965 Austrian State Prize for European Literature, 1973 Herder Prize (Austria), 1979 Petrarca-Preis (Germany), and 1991 Jerusalem Prize (Israel).
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