Never Meet Your Heroes... Except for Sometimes

The artist Marek Zulawski, translation & Polish-British cultureHi,Never meet your heroes.That's what they say. But my father Marek met one of his by accident while visiting the mental asylum that was The Priory. He was there because his wife Hali...

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Jul 18, 2024
Explaining Mountains to a Baby

The artist Marek Zulawski, translation & Polish-British cultureHi,I regularly have nightmares. At least once a week, I have some sort of upsetting adventure in my sleep. Monsters feature, murderers too. Cannibalism, radioactive meltdowns, zo...

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Jul 04, 2024
Romance at the End of WWII

The artist Marek Zulawski, translation & Polish-British cultureHi,This week I've translated a story about a girlfriend my father had during WWII. She made quite an impression on him.---A clashing of worlds Bush House, former home of the BBC World...

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Jun 20, 2024
A Fairy Tale about a Happy Man

The artist Marek Zulawski, translation & Polish-British cultureHi,What with my grandfather Jerzy Żuławski's 150th anniversary this year, I thought I'd translate something of his. It's the start of a short story he wrote called A Fairy Tale about...

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Jun 06, 2024
Israel's First War in 3000 Years

The artist Marek Zulawski, translation & Polish-British cultureHi,Moving away from all the drinking and sex that you're used to reading about in this newsletter, I thought I'd translate something less controversial...Yep, my father's thoughts on...

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May 23, 2024