Wojciech Kuczok

Wojciech Kuczok (born 18 October 1972 in Chorzów) - Polish novelist, poet, and screenwriter.

His novel Gnój won the prestigious Nike Award in 2004.[1] The book was filmed as Pręgi, with his script,[2] and the movie won the Gdynia Polish Film Festival, also in 2004.

The author is strongly connected with his home region of Silesia.

References

  1. ^ Roman Pawłowski (3 October 2004). "NIKE dla Wojciecha Kuczoka za "Gnój"" (in Polish). Gazeta Wyborcza. http://wyborcza.pl/1,81847,2320453.html. Retrieved 18 November 2010. 
  2. ^ Ewa Mazierska (2008). Masculinities in Polish, Czech and Slovak cinema: Black Peters and men of marble. Berghahn Books. p. 127. ISBN 9781845455408.