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Adam Zagajewski
Polish poet (1945–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Adam Zagajewski (21 June 1945 – 21 March 2021) was a Polish poet, novelist, translator, and essayist.
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Born | (1945-06-21)21 June 1945 Lwów, Poland |
Died | 21 March 2021(2021-03-21) (aged 75) Kraków, Poland |
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Nationality | Polish |
Alma mater | Jagiellonian University |
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He was awarded the 2004 Neustadt International Prize for Literature, the 2016 Griffin Poetry Prize Lifetime Recognition Award, the 2017 Princess of Asturias Award for Literature, and the 2018 Golden Wreath of Poetry at the Struga Poetry Evenings.
He was considered a leading poet of the Generation of '68, or Polish New Wave (Polish: Nowa fala), and one of Poland's most prominent contemporary poets.[1]