Zbigniew Herbert
1924 - 1998 · Poet, Essayist · b. in Lviv
Polish poet (1924-1998)
Zbigniew Herbert was a Polish poet, essayist, drama writer and moralist. He is one of the best known and the most translated post-war Polish writers. While he was first published in the 1950s, soon after he voluntarily ceased submitting most of his works to official Polish government publications. He resumed publication in the 1980s, initially in the underground press. Starting in the 1960s, he was nominated several times for the Nobel Prize in Literature. His books have been translated into 38 languages.
Key achievements
- 01Created the character Mr Cogito
- 02Essays on European art and ethics
- 03A voice of conscience in Polish poetry
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