Miron Białoszewski

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Grave of Miron Białoszewski at Powązki Cemetery in Warsaw.
Grave of Miron Białoszewski at Powązki Cemetery in Warsaw.

Miron Białoszewski (June 30, 1922 - 17 June 1983), born in Warsaw, Poland, was a Polish poet, novelist, playwright and actor.

According to Joanna Nizynska from University of California in Los Angeles:

“ This most "private" author of postwar Polish literature disregards discourses of history so deeply embedded in the Polish literary tradition; rather he focuses on the mundane aspects of the everyday life, usually from an autobiographical perspective and using an overtly colloquial language. Although Białoszewski's works have stirred many discussions, most of these have focused on his treatment of genres and language... [1] ”

[edit] Biography

Białoszewski studied linguistics at the clandestine courses of the University of Warsaw during German occupation of Poland. Following the capitulation of the Warsaw Uprising he was sent to a labour camp in Third Reich, and returned to Warsaw at the end of World War II.

First, he worked at the central post office, and then as a journalist for a number of popular magazines, some of them for children. In 1955 Białoszewski founded a small theatre called "Teatr na Tarczyńskiej", where he premiered his plays Wiwisekcja and Osmędeusze, and played in them with Ludmiła Murawska. In the same year Białoszewski debuted in Życie literackie next to another renown Polish poet and his contemporary, Zbigniew Herbert. For many years, Białoszewski shared an apartment at pl. Dąbrowskiego 7 with his live-in partner, painter Leszek Soliński.

His highly acclaimed journal, Pamiętnik z powstania warszawskiego was published in 1970. In it, Białoszewski gave a philosophical account of his wartime experiences 27 years after the fact. He died of a heart attack on June 17, 1983, and was found kneeling at his bed.

[edit] Works

[edit] Poetry

  • Obroty rzeczy (1956)
  • Rachunek zachciankowy (1959)
  • Mylne wzruszenia (1961)
  • Było i było (1965)
  • Poezje wybrane (1976)
  • Odczepić się (1978)
  • Wiersze wybrane i dobrane (1980)
  • Oho (1985)

[edit] Poetry and Prose

  • Teatr Osobny (1973)
  • Rozkurz (1980)
  • Stara proza i nowe wiersze (1984)
  • Obmapywanie Europy. Aaameryka. Ostatnie wiersze (1988 – posthumously)
  • Ach gdyby nawet piec zabrali
  • Namuzowywanie
  • Ja stróż latarmik nadaję z mrówkowca

[edit] Books

  • A Memoir of the Warsaw Uprising (Pamiętnik z powstania warszawskiego) (1970)
    English translation: Madeline Levine (1991)
  • Donosy rzeczywistości (1973)
  • Szumy, zlepy, ciągi (1976)
  • Zawał (1977)

[edit] External links in Polish

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