Panic overtakes us — we start to run

The artist Marek Zulawski, translation & Polish-British cultureHi,I had to skip making the newsletter two weeks ago due to my trip to Japan (more about that later) but I'm back today with another translation from my father's autobiography. This w...

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Oct 23, 2025
The gentlemen from Warsaw retreated in panic

The artist Marek Zulawski, translation & Polish-British cultureHi,In today's newsletter, a short translation from my father's autobiography about the one year anniversary of his brother Wawrzyniec's death. It was marked by a ceremony in Chamonix...

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Sep 25, 2025
The first dead man I'd ever seen

The artist Marek Zulawski, translation & Polish-British cultureHi,Poland's been in the news this week due to the possibility of the Ukrainian war spilling over, so I thought I'd find something about Ukraine in my father's autobiography. Below is...

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Sep 11, 2025
What does the word ‘gentleman’ mean to you?

The artist Marek Zulawski, translation & Polish-British cultureHi,This week from my father's autobiography, a chance meeting with a homeless man. I hope you enjoy my translation of the story.---I used to run half-naked through the ancient Forest...

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Aug 28, 2025
But the clock cannot be stopped

The artist Marek Zulawski, translation & Polish-British cultureHi,This week I was at a yoga retreat with my family - which means a little bit of yoga but mostly messing around with kids. Being on the trip with a Translating Marek email to write,...

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Aug 14, 2025