Jerzy Jarzębski (August 22, 1947 – February 25, 2024) was a Polish literary historian and critic, a long time professor at the

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.Nie żyje prof. Jerzy Jarzębski. "Mieliśmy szczęście uczyć się od niego dzielności"
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, as well as on new names, such as ,

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, among other works. He was born in

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.marł Jerzy Jarzębski. Bronił obecności Schulza w Drohobyczu. Objaśniał Gombrowicza
/ref> In 1965 he began his studies at the Jagiellonian University. In 1971 he started his work at the university as a teaching assistant, obtained his

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in 1993, and in 1998 he obtained the title of professor. During 2005-2012 he was deputy dean of the Faculty of Polish Studies of the university.Zmarł Profesor Jerzy Jarzębski
/ref> He was also a visiting professor at a number of universities all over the world. His works were translated into 20 languages.

Books

* Gra w Gombrowicza (1982) * Powieść jako autokreacja (1984) * Zufall und Ordnung. Zum Werk Stanislaw Lems (1986) * W Polsce, czyli wszędzie. Studia o polskiej prozie współczesnej (1992) * Apetyt na Przemianę. Notatki o prozie współczesnej (1997) * Pożegnanie z emigracją. O powojennej prozie polskiej (1998) * Schulz (2000) * Podglądanie Gombrowicza (2000) * Wszechświat Lema (2002) * Słownik schulzowski (wraz z Włodzimierzem Boleckim i Stanisławem Rośkiem, 2003) * Gombrowicz (2004) * Proza dwudziestolecia (2005) * Prowincja Centrum. Przypisy do Schulza (2005) * Natura i teatr. 16 tekstów o Gombrowiczu (2007) * Proza: wykroje i wzory (2016) * Schulzowskie miejsca i znaki (2016) * Gry poetyckie i teatralne (2018) * Miasta – rzeczy – przestrzenie (2019)

Awards

*2006: ''Plus ratio quam vis'' Silver Medal from the Jagiellonian University on the occasion of his 45th anniversary of his work with the universityUJ uhonorował profesora Jerzego Jarzębskiego
/ref> *2003: Krakowska Książka Miesiąca (Krakow Book of the Month) for 'Wszechświat Lema'' *1991:
/ref> *1985:

Kościelski Award The Kościelski Award is an independent Polish literary award, awarded since 1962 by the Geneva-based Kościelski Foundation. The jury issues annual awards to "promising writers" 40 years of age or younger. Past winners have included Sławomir ...

*1984 Nagroda Wydziału I PAN im. Aleksandra Brücknera (

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Award of the Department I of the

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)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jarzebski, Jerzy 1947 births 2024 deaths Polish literary critics Polish speculative fiction critics Polish historians Jagiellonian University alumni Academic staff of Jagiellonian University People from Bytom