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ﾅ「kasz Orbitowski
ﾅ「kasz Orbitowski (born 26 Octoberﾂ1977) is a Polish essayist and fantasy and horror fiction, horror writer. As of April 2012 he has published six novels and numerous short stories, collected in four anthologies. Biography Orbitowski is alumnus of the Jagiellonian University, with a degree in philosophy. He debuted in 1999 with a short story anthology, ''ZﾅＦ Wybrzeﾅｼa''. His debut in fantasy genre was with the 2001 story ''Diabeﾅ na Jabol Hill'' in the first issue of the Polish magazine ''Science Fiction (Polish magazine), Science Fiction''. In addition to ''Science Fiction'', his stories have appeared in ''Machina (magazine), Machina'', ''Nowa Fantastyka'' and the Polish edition of ''Playboy.'' Most of his works fall in the fantasy and horror genre, although he has published one children's book (''Prezes i Kreska''). He is a co-author of the script for the CG movie by Tomasz Bagiﾅгki about the Warsaw Uprising, ''Hardkor'44''. He also developed the role-playing game ''Bakem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Polish Fantasy Writers
Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwriters * Kevin Polish, an American Paralympian archer Polish may refer to: * Polishing, the process of creating a smooth and shiny surface by rubbing or chemical action ** French polishing, polishing wood to a high gloss finish * Nail polish * Shoe polish * Polish (screenwriting), improving a script in smaller ways than in a rewrite See also * * * Polishchuk (surname) * Polonaise (other) A polonaise ()) is a stately dance of Polish origin or a piece of music for this dance. Polonaise may also refer to: * Polonaises (Chopin), compositions by Frﾃｩdﾃｩric Chopin ** Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53 (, ''Heroic Polonaise''; ) * Polon ... {{Disambiguation, surname Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Births
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JarosﾅＢw Urbaniuk
JarosﾅＢw (; , ; ; ) is a town in southeastern Poland, situated on the San River. The town had 35,475 inhabitants in 2023. It is the capital of JarosﾅＢw County in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship. History JarosﾅＢw is located in the territory of the old Polish tribe of the Lendians, which became part of the emerging Polish state under Mieszko I. According to tradition, the town was established in 1031 by Yaroslav the Wise, after the area was annexed from Poland by the Kievan Rus', although the first confirmed mention of the town comes from 1152. The region was eventually regained by Poland, and the settlement was granted Magdeburg town rights by Polish Duke WﾅＢdysﾅＢw Opolczyk in 1375. The city quickly developed as an important trade centre and port on the San River, reaching the period of its greatest prosperity in the 16th and 17th centuries. It had trade routes linking Silesia with Ruthenia, Gdaﾅгk, and Hungary. Merchants from such distant countries as Spain, England, Finla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabryka Sﾅづｳw
Fabryka Sﾅづｳw (English: ''Factory of Words'') is a Warsaw-based Polish publishing house. It was founded in Lublin in 2001 by Eryk Adam Gﾃｳrski and Robert ﾅ‖kuta who always wanted to publish good literature they liked reading themselves. It is focused on the fantasy and science fiction genres. Fabryka Sﾅづｳw also publishes historical novels and journalism for example Hubal by Jacek Komuda and Polactwo by Rafaﾅ Ziemkiewicz. It owns a number of popular series, most notably: Pan Lodowego Ogrodu, Achaja, Demonic Cycle, Seria o Przygodach Jakuba Wﾄ囘rowycza, Inkwizytor Mordimer. Since 2013 they have been publishing a literary series of Fabryczna Zona (post-apocalyptic S.T.A.L.K.E.R universe). The first book published by the Fabryka Sﾅづｳw was Kroniki Jakuba Wﾄ囘rowycza by Andrzej Pilipiuk. So far there have been more than fifteen titles in this series. Other notable Polish authors who published in Fabryka Sﾅづｳw are: Andrzej Ziemiaﾅгki, Eugeniusz Dﾄ冀ski, Jacek Komuda, Rafaﾅ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wydawnictwo Literackie
Wydawnictwo Literackie (abbreviated WL, lit. "Literary Press") is a Krakﾃｳw-based Polish publishing house, which has been referred to as one of Poland's "most respected". Company history Since its foundation in 1953, Wydawnictwo Literackie has been focused on publishing modern prose and poetry by both renown and emerging authors, both Polish and foreign. In recent years it is primarily associated with editions of Polish language classics of the 20th century and of modern science-fiction novels. In recent years, the publishing house also expanded into the market of textbooks for humanities, lexicons and dictionaries. In 2019, the company was reported to have 44 employees and an annual turnover of "$13.78 million in sales". The company headquarters is located in the Dom Pod Globusem building at 1 DﾅＶga Street, Krakow. A globe with the symbol of the company sits on the top of that building. Polish authors Among the writers and poets associated with the publishing house are Nob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WrocﾅＢw
WrocﾅＢw is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, roughly from the Sudetes, Sudeten Mountains to the north. In 2023, the official population of WrocﾅＢw was 674,132, making it the third-largest city in Poland. The population of the WrocﾅＢw metropolitan area is around 1.25 million. WrocﾅＢw is the historical capital of Silesia and Lower Silesia. The history of the city dates back over 1,000 years; at various times, it has been part of the Kingdom of Poland, the Kingdom of Bohemia, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Habsburg monarchy of Austria, the Kingdom of Prussia and German Reich, Germany, until it became again part of Poland in 1945 immediately after World War II. WrocﾅＢw is a College town, university city with a student population of over 130,000, making it one of the most yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warsaw
Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at 1.86 million residents within a Warsaw metropolitan area, greater metropolitan area of 3.27 million residents, which makes Warsaw the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 6th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures and comprises List of districts and neighbourhoods of Warsaw, 18 districts, while the metropolitan area covers . Warsaw is classified as an Globalization and World Cities Research Network#Alpha 2, alpha global city, a major political, economic and cultural hub, and the country's seat of government. It is also the capital of the Masovian Voivodeship. Warsaw traces its origins to a small fishing town in Masovia. The city rose to prominence in the late 16th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
