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Czarna Msza
''Czarna msza'' (''Black Mass'') is an anthology of Polish science fiction stories in the klerykal fiction genre, published in 1992 by , edited by . History In the introduction to the anthology, Sedeńko mentioned that the theme of the anthology emerged as the main topic of the second volume of contemporary Polish science fiction stories (following the first volume, ' 'Alternative Visions'' where this theme was already signaled in some texts) at the convention in Gdańsk in 1990: "A group of writers decided that this should be a mono-thematic collection, with God, religion, and the church serving as the leitmotif". The title was proposed by Andrzej Sapkowski. The editor noted that "with the exception of three, all the stories were written specifically for ''Czarna msza''". Table of contents * – ''Raj utracony'' (''Paradise Lost'') * – ''Interregnum'' * Jacek Inglot – ''Umieraj z nami'' (''Die with Us'') * – ''Rzeka'' (''River'') * – ''Dopust Boży'' (''God's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science Fiction
Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space exploration, time travel, Parallel universes in fiction, parallel universes, and extraterrestrials in fiction, extraterrestrial life. The genre often explores human responses to the consequences of projected or imagined scientific advances. Science fiction is related to fantasy (together abbreviated wikt:SF&F, SF&F), Horror fiction, horror, and superhero fiction, and it contains many #Subgenres, subgenres. The genre's precise Definitions of science fiction, definition has long been disputed among authors, critics, scholars, and readers. Major subgenres include hard science fiction, ''hard'' science fiction, which emphasizes scientific accuracy, and soft science fiction, ''soft'' science fiction, which focuses on social sciences. Other no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Science Fiction
Science fiction and fantasy in Poland dates to the late 18th century. However, science fiction as a genre in Polish literature truly began to emerge at the end of the 19th century under the influence of Jules Verne's work. During the latter years of the People's Republic of Poland, a very popular genre of science fiction was social science fiction. Later, many other genres gained prominence. Poland has many science-fiction writers. Internationally, the best known Polish science-fiction writer is the late Stanisław Lem. In fact, the term ''science fiction'' was first used in a review of one of Lem's books, and he is widely regarded as the most prominent representative of Polish science fiction literature. As elsewhere, Polish science fiction is closely related to the genres of fantasy, horror and others. In the 1970s, the first fandom organizations appeared in Poland, along with the publication of the earliest zines. While many English-language writers have been translated in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klerykal Fiction
Klerykal fiction (rarely, klerykal fantasy and science fiction, anti-klerykal fantasy and science fiction, also translated to English as clerical fiction) is a term for a subgenre of Polish speculative fiction and broader religious fiction that addresses Christianity, Christian themes. The term was coined in the early 1990s. According to some definitions (, Marek Oramus), this genre is usually Criticism of religion, critical of religion (especially organized church structures), while others () include stories that are neutral or even positively disposed towards religion within this genre. Formative works contributing to the emergence of the genre include Jacek Dukaj's short story ' (1990) and Rafał A. Ziemkiewicz, Rafał Ziemkiewicz's ''Jawnogrzesznica'' (''The Public Sinner'', 1991). One of the most prominent representatives of the genre is Marek Huberath. History This genre emerged in Poland at the turn of the 1980s and 1990s and is a subgenre of broader religious fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gdańsk
Gdańsk is a city on the Baltic Sea, Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. With a population of 486,492, Data for territorial unit 2261000. it is Poland's sixth-largest city and principal seaport. Gdańsk lies at the mouth of the Motława River and is situated at the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay, close to the city of Gdynia and the resort town of Sopot; these form a metropolitan area called the Tricity, Poland, Tricity (''Trójmiasto''), with a population of approximately 1.5 million. The city has a complex history, having had periods of Polish, German and self rule. An important shipbuilding and trade port since the Middle Ages, between 1361 and 1500 it was a member of the Hanseatic League, which influenced its economic, demographic and #Architecture, urban landscape. It also served as Poland's principal seaport and was its largest city since the 15th century until the early 18th century when Warsaw surpassed it. With the Partition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leitmotif
A leitmotif or () is a "short, recurring musical phrase" associated with a particular person, place, or idea. It is closely related to the musical concepts of ''idée fixe'' or ''motto-theme''. The spelling ''leitmotif'' is a partial anglicization of the German '' Leitmotiv'' (), literally meaning "leading motif", or "guiding motif". A musical motif has been defined as a "short musical idea ... melodic, harmonic, or rhythmic, or all three", a salient recurring figure, musical fragment or succession of notes that has some special importance in or is characteristic of a composition: "the smallest structural unit possessing thematic identity". In particular, such a motif should be "clearly identified so as to retain its identity if modified on subsequent appearances" whether such modification be in terms of rhythm, harmony, orchestration or accompaniment. It may also be "combined with other leitmotifs to suggest a new dramatic condition" or development. The technique ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrzej Sapkowski
Andrzej Sapkowski (; born 21 June 1948) is a Polish fantasy writer. He is best known for his series of books '' The Witcher'', which revolves around the eponymous monster-hunter, Geralt of Rivia. The saga has been popularized through television, stage, comic books, video games and translated into 37 languages making him the second most-translated Polish science fiction and fantasy writer after Stanisław Lem. Described as the "Polish Tolkien", he has written multiple novels and short story collections, selling over 30 million copies worldwide. The influence of Slavic mythology is seen as a characteristic feature of many of his works. He is a five-time recipient of the Zajdel Award, Poland's most popular science fiction and fantasy prize, as well as many other awards and honors including David Gemmell Award, World Fantasy Life Achievement Award and the Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture. Early life He was born on 21 June 1948 in Łódź, in central Poland. His fath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacek Inglot
Jacek Inglot (born 5 June 1962 in Siedlec, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Siedlec) is a Polish science-fiction writer. His novels ''Inquisitor'' (1996) and ''Quietus'' (1997) were nominated for the Janusz A. Zajdel Award. Works * ''Inquisitor'', Dom Wydawniczy REBIS, Poznań 1996 (2. wyd.: ''Inquisitor. Zemsta Azteków'', Niezależna Oficyna Wydawnicza, SuperNOWA, Warszawa 2006). * ''Quietus'', Zysk i S-ka, Poznań 1997. * ''Bohaterowie do wynajęcia'' (with Andrzej Drzewiński), Fabryka Słów, Lublin 2004. * ''Porwanie Sabinek'', Wydawnictwo Otwarte, Kraków 2008. * ''Eri i smok'', Wydawnictwo Skrzat, Kraków 2009. References Inglot biography at gildia.pl 1962 births Polish science fiction writers Living people {{sf-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafał A
Rafał () is a Polish masculine given name. It is the Polish form of the name Raphael. Notable people with the name A-J * Rafał Adamczyk (born 1974), Polish politician * Rafał Ambrozik (born 1979), Polish politician * Rafał Andraszak (born 1978), Polish footballer * Rafał Antoniewski (born 1980), Polish chess grandmaster * Rafał Augustyn (composer) (born 1951), Polish composer, pianist and writer * Rafał Augustyn (racewalker) (born 1984), Polish race walker * Rafał Augustyniak (born 1993), Polish footballer * Rafał Berliński (born 1976), Polish footballer * Rafał Betlejewski (born 1969), Polish artist * Rafał Blechacz (born 1985), Polish classical pianist * Rafał Bochenek (born 1986), Polish lawyer and politician * Rafał Boguski (born 1984), Polish footballer * Rafał Bruski (born 1962), Polish politician * Rafał Brzoska (born 1977), Polish entrepreneur and investor * Rafał Brzozowski (born 1981), Polish singer and TV presenter, represented Poland in the Eurovisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugeniusz Dębski
Eugeniusz Dębski (b. 26 January 1952; sometimes referred to as ''EuGeniusz'', a word-play coined after the Polish word for genius) is a Polish science-fiction writer and translator of Russian literature. Born in Truskavets (then in USSR), early in his life he moved to Poland to settle in Wrocław where he graduated from the Russian faculty of Wrocław University. He is known primarily as the author of numerous novels (mostly science fiction and fantasy), and several hundred short stories, published in Polish journals including ''Fantastyka'', ''Nowa Fantastyka'', ''Science Fiction (Polish magazine), Science Fiction'', ''Fenix (magazine), Fenix'' and ''Portal''. Dębski translated and published a large part of the Russian classics of science fiction, from Kir Bulychov, through Nikolai Perumov, Vladimir Vasilyev (writer), Vladimir Vasiliev, Vyacheslav Rybakov, to Kirill Yeskov. Four times nominated to the Janusz A. Zajdel Award, he was also awarded the Śląkfa, as well as two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacek Dukaj
Jacek Józef Dukaj (pronounced: ; born 30 July 1974) is a Polish science fiction and fantasy writer. His fiction explores such themes as alternate history, alternative physics and logic, human nature, religion, the relationship between science and Power (social and political), power, technological singularity, artificial intelligence, and transhumanism. He is regarded among the most popular Polish contemporary science fiction authors. He is the recipient of numerous national and international literary prizes including the European Union Prize for Literature, Janusz A. Zajdel Award and Eurocon#European SF Awards, European Science Fiction Award. Career He was born on 30 July 1974 in Tarnów. He graduated from High School No. 3 in Tarnów and subsequently studied philosophy at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. He made his literary debut at the age of 16 when he published his short story "" ("The Golden Galley") in the ''Fantastyka'' science-fiction monthly. In 1997, he pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarosław Grzędowicz
Jarosław Grzędowicz (born 3 May 1965) is a Polish science-fiction and fantasy writer. His first published piece was a short story in 1982. He was one of the founders of '' Fenix'' magazine in 1990 and its chief editor from 1993 till its suspension in 2001. In the meantime he has published several short stories and translated several comic books. He has been a journalist of ''Gazeta Polska''. His first short story collection was published in 2003. His first novel ('' Pan Lodowego Ogrodu'') was published in 2005, his second, ', in 2006. In 2006 he received Janusz A. Zajdel Award in both possible categories: for novel ''Pan Lodowego Ogrodu, tom I'' and short story '' Wilcza zamieć'', and in 2007 ''Popiół i kurz'' won in the novel category. He was married to fellow fantasy writer Maja Lidia Kossakowska Maja Lidia Kossakowska-Grzędowicz (27 February 1972 – 23 May 2022) was a Polish fantasy writer. She was first published in 1997. She was nominated eight times for the Janu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacek Piekara
Jacek Piekara (born 19 May 1965 in Kraków, Poland) is a Polish fantasy writer. He has published novels and short stories. He is known for his stories about inquisitor Mordimer Madderdin, which as of 2011 are collected in seven books. Piekara collaborated on the script of the computer game The Prince and the Coward, in which the protagonist Arivald is a character of his stories. Under pen name Jack de Craft he wrote also a novel about Conan the Barbarian Conan the Barbarian (also known as Conan the Cimmerian) is a fictional sword and sorcery hero created by American author Robert E. Howard (1906–1936) and who debuted in 1932 and went on to appear in a series of fantasy stories published in ''We ... titled ''Conan. Pani Śmierć''. External links Blog 1965 births Living people Writers from Kraków Polish fantasy writers {{Poland-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
