Paweł Dembowski (

pseudonym A pseudonym (; ) or alias () is a fictitious name that a person assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true meaning ( orthonym). This also differs from a new name that entirely or legally replaces an individual's o ...

"Ausir") (born April 23, 1983 in Głogów) is a Polish translator, publisher, political activist, and two-time winner of

Śląkfa Śląkfa is the oldest Polish science fiction and fantasy award, although less known than the Janusz A. Zajdel Award. It is awarded by the Silesian Fantasy Club (), the oldest of still-active Polish fandom A fandom is a subculture compos ...

Biography

Dembowski lives in

Wrocław Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu ...

, where he graduated in

English studies English studies (or simply, English) is an academic discipline taught in primary, secondary, and post-secondary education in English-speaking countries. This is not to be confused with English taught as a foreign language, which is a dis ...

at the Faculty of Philology of the

University of Wroclaw A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Univ ...

. His master's thesis concerned the English translations of the novel ''

Solaris Solaris is the Latin word for sun. It may refer to: Arts and entertainment Literature, television and film * ''Solaris'' (novel), a 1961 science fiction novel by Stanisław Lem ** ''Solaris'' (1968 film), directed by Boris Nirenburg ** ''Sol ...

'' by

Stanisław Lem Stanisław Herman Lem (; 12 September 1921 – 27 March 2006) was a Polish writer. He was the author of many novels, short stories, and essays on various subjects, including philosophy, futurology, and literary criticism. Many of his science fi ...

. He has translated works by Ian Watson,

Robert Shearman Robert Charles Shearman, sometimes credited as Rob Shearman, is an English television, radio, stage play and short story writer. He is known for his World Fantasy Award-winning short stories, as well as his work for ''Doctor Who'', and his as ...

Ken Liu , birth_date = , birth_place = Lanzhou, Gansu, China , occupation = , nationality = American , period = , genre = Science fiction, fantasy , subject = , movement = , notableworks= * '' The Paper Menagerie'' (2011 ...

William H. Keith Jr. William H. Keith (born August 8, 1950) is an American author mainly contributing to military science fiction and military fiction and related game design, who writes also under several pen names, such as Ian Douglas, Robert Cain and H. Jay R ...

, Evan Currie, Kelly Robson,

Naomi Novik Naomi Novik (born 1973) is an American author of speculative fiction. She is known for the Temeraire (series), ''Temeraire'' series (2006–2016), an alternate history of the Napoleonic Wars involving dragons, and her The Scholomance Trilogy, ''S ...

, Greg van Eekhout, Agnieszka Dale, Matthew Mather, and

Ann Druyan Ann Druyan ( ; born June 13, 1949) is an American documentary producer and director specializing in the communication of science. She co-wrote the 1980 PBS documentary series ''Cosmos'', hosted by Carl Sagan, whom she married in 1981. She i ...

as well as various computer games and films. He is the founder of The Vault, a wiki dedicated to the ''

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'' series of video games, launched in 2005. He was the winner of the 2009

Award (the oldest science fiction award in Poland) in the Fan of the Year category. He was one of the founders of BookRage, a Polish e-book publishing company, for which he was awarded a second

Award in the Publisher of the Year category in 2013. He had been a member of the

Razem (, meaning 'Together Party') is a left-wing political party in Poland. It was founded in 2015, and from 2019 to 2024 the party's official name was (, 'Left Together'). The party was one of the eight nationwide committees standing in the 201 ...

political party since its founding in 2015 till August 2018. He ran in the 2015 parliamentary election in Poland as one of the party's candidates in

. Between May 2016 and June 2017, he was a member of the party's audit committee. In 2017, he was a member of the party's National Council. He left the party in August 2018.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dembowski, Paweł University of Wrocław alumni 1983 births People from Głogów Polish translators Left Together politicians Living people