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
I burned my tongue on the tea

The artist Marek Zulawski, translation & Polish-British cultureHi,This week, I've translated the story of how my father came to start working on a series of paintings all about Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh is the first heroic story in recorded history, a...

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Jul 31, 2025