Adam Hollanek (born 4 October 1922 in Lwów, died 28 July 1998 in

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) was a Polish science fiction writer and journalist, and founder of the ''

Fantastyka ''Fantastyka'' (est 1982, in 1990 renamed ''Nowa Fantastyka'') is a Polish speculative fiction monthly fantasy and science fiction magazine. History ''Fantastyka'' was established in 1982 by sci-fi fans Andrzej Krzepkowski, Jacek Rodek and , u ...

'' magazine, the first science-fiction-oriented monthly magazine in the whole Eastern Bloc, established in 1982. He was ''Fantastyka's'' editor-in-chief between 1982 and 1990, and published regular essays in the magazine until his death in 1998.

Honours

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Award (1978) * Prix Européen de Science Fiction (1986) *Special World SF Prof. Organisation President's Award (1987)

Works

Novels

*''Katastrofa na "Słońcu Antarktydy"'' (1958) *''Zbrodnia wielkiego człowieka'' (1960) *''Muzyka dla was, chłopcy'' (1975) *''Jeszcze trochę pożyć'' (1980) *''Olśnienie'' (1982) *''Kochać bez skóry'' (1983) *''Ja z Łyczakowa'' * ''Księżna z Florencji'' (1988) * ''Pacałycha'' – (1996) * ''Mudrahela: Tragiczna opowiesc lwowska'' (1997)

Short story collections

* ''Plaża w Europie'' (1967) *''Ukochany z Księżyca'' (1979; short stories: ''Ukochany z Księżyca'', ''Jak koń trojański'', ''Punkt'', ''Aparat też chce żyć'', ''Oni już tu są'', ''Łazarzu wstań'') * ''Bandyci i policjanci'' (1982) * ''Skasować drugie ja'' (1989; short stories ''Każdy może być Faustem'', ''Skasować drugie ja'', ''Jak koń trojański'', ''Nie można go spalić'', ''Muzyka dla was, chłopcy'')

Popular science books

*''Węgiel nasze czarne złoto'' (1954) *''Niewidzialne armie kapitulują'' (1954) *''Sprzedam śmierć'' (1961) *''Skóra jaszczurcza'' (1965) *''Lewooki cyklop'' (1966) *''Nieśmiertelność na zamówienie'' (1973) *''Sposób na niewiadome'' (1978)

Essays

* ''Geniusz na miarę epoki'' ("Fantastyka" 3/86) * ''A jednak romantyzm'' ("Fantastyka" 2/88)

Poetry

* ''Pokuty'' (1987) * ''Ja - kon, ja Zyd'' (1995) * ''Landszafty'' (1996) 1922 births 1998 deaths Polish science fiction writers Science fiction editors {{Poland-writer-stub