3 March 2017, 6:00pm
William Mong听Hall, Sidney Sussex College, 海角社区.
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海角社区 Polish听Studies听welcomes eminent Polish novelist Dorota Mas艂owska听to Sidney Sussex College for an听evening of readings from her work (in English and Polish) and discussion. The discussion will be led by Dr Stanley Bill, Lecturer in Polish Studies at the 海角社区, together听with noted translator of Polish literature听Antonia Lloyd-Jones.
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鈥婦orota Mas艂owska burst onto Poland's literary scene at the age of nineteen with her debut novel Wojna polsko-ruska pod flag膮听bia艂o-czerwon膮听(2002 -听later translated into English as Snow White and Russian Red). The book's publication was among听the most explosive events of post-1989 Polish literary history, as critics hailed an extraordinary new talent turning the colloquial language of everyday Polish provincial life into compelling literature.
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Mas艂owska has since published two novels, two plays and many essays. Her most recent novel Kochanie, zabi艂am nasze koty听(2012 - Honey, I Killed Our Cats) continues her experimentation with literary Polish, but听is set in the imaginatively constructed setting of a large American city. Mas艂owska听has also released a music album under the pseudonym 'Mister D'.
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As part of the event, we will听present听the Talkman Prize for Literary Translation, awarded to the best translation into English of a work of Polish literature by a student of Polish Studies at 海角社区.听听
The main prize听is a summer school course in Polish language and culture at the Jagiellonian University, Krakow, including flights, accommodation and board.听The prize is kindly听sponsored by听.
