Marek S. Huberath (pen name, born 1954) is a Polish

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physics Physics is the scientific study of matter, its Elementary particle, fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge whi ...

in the

Jagiellonian University The Jagiellonian University (, UJ) is a public research university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1364 by Casimir III the Great, King Casimir III the Great, it is the oldest university in Poland and one of the List of oldest universities in con ...

Kraków , officially the Royal Capital City of Kraków, is the List of cities and towns in Poland, second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city has a population of 804,237 ...

and an award-winning

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and

fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures. The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...

writer. His themes are philosophical, moral, and religious: how people become beasts or remain human in extreme circumstances. Many of his stories focus on death. Winner of the Zajdel Award in 1991 for a

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''Kara większa'' and in 1997 for his

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''Gniazdo Światów''.

Works

Novels

*'' Gniazdo światów'' (Nest of Worlds) (NOWA 2000) (English translation by

Michael Kandel Michael Kandel (born 24 December 1941, in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American translator and author of science fiction. Biography Kandel received a doctorate in Slavistics from Indiana University. His most recent position was editor at the ...

, Restless Books 2014) *' (Cities under the Rock) (Wydawnictwo Literackie 2005) *''Vatran Auraio'' (Wydawnictwo Literackie 2010) *''Zachodni portal Katedry w Lugdunum'' (Western Portal of the Cathedral in Lugdunum) (Wydawnictwo Literackie 2012)

Short story collections

*''Ostatni, którzy wyszli z raju'' (The Last to Leave Paradise) (Zysk i S-ka 1996) *''Druga podobizna w alabastrze'' (Second Image in Alabaster) (Zysk i S-ka 1997) *''Balsam długiego pożegnania'' (Balm of Long Farewell) (Wydawnictwo Literackie 2006)

Short stories

*"Wrocieeś Sneogg, wiedziaam..." translated by

as "" on Words without Borders; reprinted in ''

A Polish Book of Monsters ''A Polish Book of Monsters: Five Dark Tales from Contemporary Poland'' is an anthology of Polish speculative fiction, published by PIASA Books in 2010. The stories have been translated by Michael Kandel, who is also the editor for the volume. ...

'' (New York: PIASA Books, 2010) *"Balsam długiego pożegnania" translated as "Balm of a Long Farewell" by Michael Kandel on Words without Borders *"Kocia obecność" translated as “A Cat’s Presence” translated by Magdalena Jarczyk in the ''Chosen by Fate: Zajdel Award Winners Anthology'' (2000). *”Kara większa” translated as “The Greater Punishment” by Wiesiek Powaga in ''The Dedalus Book of Polish Fantasy'' (1996).

References

External links

Michael Kandel, Climbing with Huberath

Short story '"Yoo Retoont, Sneogg. Ay Noo." in English
translated by

Short story "Balm of a Long Farewell." in English
translated by

1954 births Living people Academic staff of Jagiellonian University Polish fantasy writers 20th-century Polish physicists Polish science fiction writers Janusz A. Zajdel Award winners {{physicist-stub