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Joanna Piechowska
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Linguist, reader and a beginning writer. Lover of non-fiction and translated fiction. University of Nottingham graduate - BA Hons Modern Languages & PGCE. A Pole living in the UK.
„I am very sad if I think of the status of the world now. This is my deepest inspiration. This could be also an inspiration for the next generation or generations in literature.”

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Nobel Prize in Literature 2025
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2025 was awarded to László Krasznahorkai "for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art"
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October 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
#currentlyreading

Hungarian literature is gaining momentum due to the recent #nobelprize being awarded to László Krasznahorkai. I haven’t got my hands on his novels yet but highly recommend the freshly released interview: www.nobelprize.org/prizes/liter....
October 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
43 years later this book found a new home
September 28, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I happen to be staying in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the period marking 30 years after #Srebrenica so I picked up this book, “The Bone Whisperers” by Taina Tervonen. I recommend it to those interested in learning about the long term consequences of gen@cide. It’s no light reading but pertinent.
July 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Reposted by Joanna Piechowska
It’s publication day for The Penguin Book of Polish Short Stories. It took 39 authors 100 years to write, and me about 4 years to compile and translate, with the help of 11 other translators. It aims to show the variety and brilliance of modern Polish literature.
June 5, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Wishing everyone a safe Pride Month.
June 1, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Here’s what happens when a poet writes prose.

Palestinian authors transmit a sense of grief and longing I never experienced anywhere else in literature.

Shoutout to @dauntbookspub.bsky.social for this beautiful edition.
May 31, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Dr Peter Sloane (
@uniofbuckingham.bsky.social) reminds us why refugee narratives matter in an interview for @jstordaily.bsky.social.

In 2024, there were over 120 million displaced people worldwide (www.unhcr.org/refugee-stat...). They have important stories to tell us.

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Author of From Rupture to Refuge, Peter Sloane, discusses his book for @jstordaily.bsky.social‬.

Part of @jstor.bsky.social’s Path to Open initiative, Chapter 3 of the book has been made free to read now!

Read the article and free chapter here:
Refugee Lit Stakes Its Worthy Claim - JSTOR Daily
Peter Sloane’s new study examines the narratives put forth by asylum seekers striving to reclaim their stories from mainstream media and political discourse.
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May 30, 2025 at 7:16 PM