Maciej Płaza


Maciej Płaza is a Polish writer, literary scholar and translator of English literature.

Life and career

He is a graduate of Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin. He is a laureate of the Literature in the World Award for his translation of H. P. Lovecraft's collection of short stories The Dunwich Horror and Others. In 2016, he became the recipient of the Gdynia Literary Prize as well as the Kościelski Award. He was also nominated for Poland's top literary prize Nike Award for his collection of stories entitled Skoruń. In 2018, he won the Angelus Award for his novel Robinson in Bolechów becoming the first Polish writer to do so.

Works

Novels