Always Look on The Bright Side of Death

The artist Marek Zulawski, translation & Polish-British cultureHi,This week, two translations for you. ---Always Look on The Bright Side of DeathThese last two weeks mark the anniversaries of both my father Marek's birth and death (April 13th 190...

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Apr 11, 2024
A New Website & A Mini-Doc

The artist Marek Zulawski, translation & Polish-British cultureHi,I'm launching a new website this week. More on that at the end.Elsewhere, the Jacek & Hanna Żuławski exhibition at the Municipal Gallery BWA in Bydgoszcz comes to an end tomorr...

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Mar 28, 2024
Eating Like Hitler

The artist Marek Zulawski, translation & Polish-British cultureHi,The translation I sent out last issue about the Jerzy Żuławski news is now on the Translating Marek blog.While adding it there, I had the sudden realisation that I recently passed...

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Mar 14, 2024
New Music for an Old Man

The artist Marek Zulawski, translation & Polish-British cultureHi,Last week, it was announced that my grandfather Jerzy Żuławski would be getting some new music composed in honour of his 150th anniversary this year. There are also going to be som...

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Feb 29, 2024
Two Teens Climb a Mountain Alone...

The artist Marek Zulawski, translation & Polish-British cultureHi,What with the opening of the Hanna and Jacek Żuławski exhibition next week, I thought I'd translate another story from my father's memoirs featuring his cousin Jacek. It's about mo...

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Feb 15, 2024
Broke Students in 1930s Paris

The artist Marek Zulawski, translation & Polish-British cultureHi,Last week, I discovered a new exhibition is opening dedicated to the work of Hanna and Jacek Żuławski. It opens on 20th Februrary at BWA Bydgoszcz and is on until 29th March. The c...

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Feb 01, 2024
A Snapshot of 1967 New York

The artist Marek Zulawski, translation & Polish-British cultureHi,I know I said I'd find something more cheerful than that heavy New Year's Eve excerpt last time round, but it seems my selection skills are a bit rusty... I've translated something...

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Jan 18, 2024
The Last New Year's Eve Before World War II

Hi,Ever imagined the last NYE before WWII broke out in Poland?Well, you don't have to anymore, as below you'll find an excerpt from my father's diaries all about it.Be warned: to emulate the sensations of drunkenness, the longest section is a single...

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Jan 04, 2024
3 Christmases + A New Giveaway

Hi,This week, I've translated a few short passages about Christmas in London from different years of Marek's life. Before that, just a final reminder about the big Marek exhibition in Toruń. It's on until Jan 7th. To mark the end of the show, I have...

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Dec 21, 2023
How to Survive Winter in the Polish Mountains

Hi,Just a few weeks left of the massive and impressive Marek Zulawski exhibition at Toruń CSW. Time to plan a last-minute festive trip, perhaps?Last week I gave you a review of the show, so this week I want to do something completely different. Espec...

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Dec 07, 2023