Żanna Słoniowska

journalist and translator
Żanna Słoniowska

The Lviv-born Polish writer made her debut in 2015 with the novel Dom z witrażem. In 2016, the novel won the Conrad Award for best debut of the year, and was also nominated for the Nike Award. In November 2018, the novel was included in a shortlist of the best novels translated into English (as The House with the Stained-Glass Window) compiled by the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom. It was translated into eight languages in total, including French, German, Spanish and Italian. Słoniowska took part in numerous literary festivals in Europe and beyond. She also writes children's books and plays, translates literature into Ukrainian and works as a professor of Polish-Ukrainian Studies at the Jagiellonian University.    

fot. Gints Ivuskans

Wydarzenia z udziałem gościa

Sunday, 27 October

Organizers : Miasto Kraków KBF Kraków Miasto Literatury UNESCO Fundacja Tygodnika Powszechnego