Thursday in residency with Ignacy Karpowicz
The Function of the Novel
© Albert Zawada
Book
Event in Polish, translated into French
Free, under reservation
The question of what art is, what its role is in society, has been a cultural obsession for thousands of years. And it’s no different for the humble novel. In this candid conversation about his work, Polish writer Ignacy Karpowicz will untangle the myriad questions surrounding the use and role of the novel. Currently concentrating on a project that resituates and reimagines the story of Orpheus and Eurydice in contemporary Warsaw, Karpowicz will also discuss the challenges of writing something new and not something that has already been written.
Biography
The Polish novelist, translator, playwright, and screenwriter Ignacy Karpowicz was born in 1976. In 2006 the publishing house Czarne released his debut novel Niehalo, which was nominated for a Polityka Passport, the annual Polish cultural award presented by the weekly magazine Polityka. In 2010, one of Poland’s most respected publishing houses, Wydawnictwo Literackie, brought out his next novel Balladyny i romanse, which won him a Polityka Passport. His latest novel, The Sky People, earned him his fifth Nike Award nomination. His books have been translated into several languages. He was given the title of Honorary Ambassador of the Podlaskie Province. His novel Gestures (Dalkey Archive Press, 2017) was translated by Maya Zakrzewska-Pim.
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