Antoni Libera
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Antoni Libera (born 19 April 1949 in Warsaw) is a Polish leading literary critic, translator, writer, theatre director. He is a member Stowarzyszenie Pisarzy Polskich. Best known for his translations and productions of Samuel Beckett's plays.[1] Other translated authors include Shakespeare (Macbeth), Sophocles (Antigone), Wilde (Salome), Hölderlin and others. He translated a number of operas as well.
Libera's first novel Madame (1998) was awarded Grand Prix of Znak (a major publishing house in Poland) and nominated to 1999 Nike Literary Award.[1][2] The novel was translated into English[3], French[4] and Hungarian.
[edit] Trivia
Stanisław Barańczak in his essay "Onanagramy" (Onomastic anagrams) offered 36 meaningful anagrams of Libera's name, including e.g. "Art E. Albinioni", "Inertia Balon", "Nina B. Loteria", "Beria Natolin" and others.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Libera's entry in Instytut Książki (a photo included). Retrieved on 02.01.2007
- ^ Madame entry in PolishLibrary.org
- ^ Farrar Straus & Giroux (USA), Canongate Books Ltd (UK)
- ^ Buchet Chastel, collection Littérature étrangère
