Artur Domosławski (born 1967) is a Polish journalist and writer.
Life
Artur Domosławski graduated from the Theatre Studies Department at the
. Between 1991 and 2011, he worked as a journalist for the daily ''
Gazeta Wyborcza
(; ''The Electoral Gazette'' in English) is a Polish nationwide daily newspaper based in Warsaw, Poland. It was launched on 8 May 1989 on the basis of the Polish Round Table Agreement and as a press organ of the Solidarity (Polish trade union), t ...
''. Since 2011, he has written for the weekly ''
Polityka
''Polityka'' (, ''Politics'') is a centre-left weekly news magazine in Poland. It had a circulation of 95,300 during 2021. ''Polityka'' has a slightly intellectual, socially liberal profile, setting it apart from the more conservative ''Wprost ...
'', and also for the Polish edition of the monthly ''
Le Monde diplomatique''.
As a writer Domosławski covers mostly topics related to
Latin America
Latin America is the cultural region of the Americas where Romance languages are predominantly spoken, primarily Spanish language, Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese. Latin America is defined according to cultural identity, not geogr ...
, devoting two books to it: ''Latin American Fever'' (', 2004) and ''Death in Amazonia'' (', 2013). He has also covered the
alter-globalization
Alter-globalization (also known as alter-globo, alternative globalization or alter-mundialization—from the French alter- mondialisation) is a social movement whose proponents support global cooperation and interaction, but oppose what they desc ...
movement and
North-South relations in ''The World is Not For Sale'' (', 2002) and ''Rebellious America: Seventeen Dialogues on the Dark Sides of the Freedom Empire'' ('). In his books, Domosławski exposes economic and political links by which Western countries inflict on the
global South
Global North and Global South are terms that denote a method of grouping countries based on their defining characteristics with regard to socioeconomics and politics. According to UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the Global South broadly com ...
.
In 2010, Domosławski became widely recognised thanks to his biography of
Ryszard Kapuściński
Ryszard Kapuściński (; 4 March 1932 – 23 January 2007) was a Polish journalist, photographer, poet and author. He received many prestigious awards and was considered a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Kapuściński's personal jo ...
titled ''Kapuściński non-fiction'', which presented Kapuściński without omitting both positive and negative aspects of his work and details of personal life. Kapuściński's widow, Alicja Kapuścińska, sought an injunction against Domosławski's book, claiming defamation and invasion of privacy. The injunction was rejected by the Polish court on the grounds that she had chosen to give Domosławski access to her husband's archive.
[Luke Harding (2 March 2010)]
Poland's ace reporter Ryszard Kapuściński accused of fiction-writing.
The Guardian.com. In an interview with ''
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardi ...
'' Domosławski said: "Kapuściński was experimenting in journalism. He wasn't aware he had crossed the line between journalism and literature. I still think his books are wonderful and precious. But ultimately, they belong to fiction."
Domosławski's monograph was translated to English in 2012 by Antonia Lloyd-Jones and first published by
Verso Books
Verso Books (formerly New Left Books) is a publishing house based in London and New York City, founded in 1970 by the staff of ''New Left Review'' (NLR) and includes Tariq Ali and Perry Anderson on its board of directors. According to its webs ...
as ''Ryszard Kapuściński. A Life'' in 2012. Lloyd-Jones's translation received the 2013
Found in Translation Award
The Found in Translation Award is an annual award for the best translation of Polish literature into English. The award is given to the translator(s) who also receive a cash prize of .
The award was established by the Kraków-based Book Institu ...
. The book was also translated into
French,
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
**Spanish history
**Spanish culture
...
,
Hungarian,
Dutch, and
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance languag ...
, among others.
Domosławski received the Journalist of the Year Award from magazine (2010) and the 2008
Beata Pawlak Award. In 2017, he was nominated for the
Nike Award
The Nike Literary Award (, pronounced ) is a literary prize awarded each year for the best book of a single living author writing in Polish and published the previous year. It is widely considered the most important award for Polish literatu ...
.
Works
* ''Chrystus bez karabinu: o pontyfikacie Jana Pawła''
'Christ Without a Rifle: On the Pontificate of John Paul II'' Warszawa: Prószyński i S-ka, 1999.
* ''Świat nie na sprzedaż: rozmowy o globalizacji i kontestacji''
'The World is Not For Sale'' Warszawa: Sic!, Gazeta Wyborcza, 2002.
* ''Gorączka latynoamerykańska''
'Latin American Fever'' Warszawa: Świat Książki, 2004.
* ''Ameryka zbuntowana. Siedemnaście dialogów o ciemnych stronach imperium wolności''
'Rebellious America'' Warszawa: Świat Książki, 2007.
* ''Kapuściński non-fiction''
'Ryszard Kapuściński: A Life'' Warszawa: Świat Książki, 2010.
* ''Śmierć w Amazonii''
'Death in Amazonia'' Warszawa: Wielka Litera, 2013.
* ''Wykluczeni'', Warszawa: Wielka Litera, 2016.
References
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Living people
1967 births
Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw alumni
Polish journalists
21st-century Polish male writers
21st-century Polish non-fiction writers
Polish male non-fiction writers
Writers from Warsaw