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Dorota Masłowska: Polish Literary Sensation

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3 March 2017, 6:00pm

William MongÌýHall, Sidney Sussex College, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼.

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°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ PolishÌýStudiesÌýwelcomes eminent Polish novelist Dorota MasÅ‚owskaÌýto Sidney Sussex College for anÌýevening 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 °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼, togetherÌýwith noted translator of Polish literatureÌýAntonia Lloyd-Jones.

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​Dorota MasÅ‚owska burst onto Poland's literary scene at the age of nineteen with her debut novel Wojna polsko-ruska pod flagÄ…ÌýbiaÅ‚o-czerwonÄ…Ìý(2002 -Ìýlater translated into English as Snow White and Russian Red). The book's publication was amongÌýthe 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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MasÅ‚owska has since published two novels, two plays and many essays. Her most recent novel Kochanie, zabiÅ‚am nasze kotyÌý(2012 - Honey, I Killed Our Cats) continues her experimentation with literary Polish, butÌýis set in the imaginatively constructed setting of a large American city. MasÅ‚owskaÌýhas also released a music album under the pseudonym 'Mister D'.

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As part of the event, we willÌýpresentÌýthe 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 °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼.ÌýÌý

The main prizeÌýis a summer school course in Polish language and culture at the Jagiellonian University, Krakow, including flights, accommodation and board.ÌýThe prize is kindlyÌýsponsored byÌý.