Adam Pomorski

Polish translator of Russian, German, English, Belarusian and Ukrainian literature, essayist, literary critic. He translated Goethe (Faust), Dostoyevsky (The Brothers Karamazov, Demons), Rilke, Khlebnikov, Bunin, William Blake, Yesenin, Akhmatova. Recognised with awards by Literatura na świecie (twice), the Association of Polish Writers, the Minister of Culture (2006) and the Polish PEN Club. Since 2008, Pomorski has been the vice-chairman of the Cogito Public Media Award jury in the category of literature, and president of the Polish PEN Club since 2010.Picture: Witold Szulecki