Bio note

Jędrzej Morawiecki is author of 12 non-fiction and academic books, works at the Institute of Journalism and Social Communication of the University of Wrocław, holds PhD of Slavic philology (2005) and sociology (2007), and is a habilitated doctor in Culture and Religion Sciences (2019). 

In addition, Jędrzej Morawiecki is a translator of an extensive book by Vladimir Abarinov 'Widziadła. Gra Wywiadów. Walka mocarstw', Bialystok, 2017 ('Phantasms. The Game of Special Services. Тhe Struggle of the Powers'). He is co-creator of the anthology of non-fiction stories from Belarus 'Ojczyzna dobrej jakości' ('Czarne', 2019). In February 2022 his new experimental non-fiction book 'Szuga. Landscape after Empire' (escape from the FSB from Siberia to Donbas) was been published by 'Czytelnik' Publishing Cooperative. 

From 1998 to 2008 Jedrzej was associated with 'Tygodnik Powszechny', he was also a reporter for the Reuters Agency, he published, inter alia, in 'Polityka', 'National Geographic', 'Gazeta Wyborcza', 'Rzeczpospolita' and collaborated with different radio programs. 

Residency goals

During his residency stay at Sofia Literature and Translation House Jędrzej will be working on the promotion of his book 'Szuga. Landscape after Empire' (2022) and will start working on his next novel.

Public events
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• December 6, 16:00 at the Sofia International Literary Festival in the National Palace of Culture - Facts, War and Non-fiction Writing;
• December 15, 18:30, at the Sofia Literature and Translation House - Meeting with the Polish writer Jędrzej Morawiecki.

Photos from the event Facts, War and Non-fiction Writing:


Photos: Polish Institute in Sofia

Photos from the event Meeting with the Polish writer Jędrzej Morawiecki:


Photos: Polish Institute in Sofia

Residency materials
 

• Interview with Jędrzej Morawiecki and an excerpt from his book 'Szuga' translated into Bulgarian in the 'Literary Newspaper' №3 / 2023 by Chrisitan Yanev