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Memorial Page for Adam Zagajewski
Jun 21, 1945 – Mar 21, 2021(75 years)Died in:Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Polish poet
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Biography
Adam Zagajewski (* June 21, 1945 in Lviv; † March 21, 2021 in Kraków) was a polish poet. He was 75 years old. He was married to Maja Wodecka. He studied at Jagiellonian University. He received 9 awards, including Guggenheim Fellowship, Neustadt International Prize for Literature. He was buried at Saints Peter and Paul Church.
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10 EventsBorn in Lviv, Lviv Oblast
1945Kościelski Award
1975Kurt Tucholsky Prize
1985Vilenica Prize
1996Neustadt International Prize for Literature
2004Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta
2007Samuel-Bogumil-Linde prize
2009Dr. Leopold Lucas Prize
2016Princess of Asturias Literary Prize
2017Died in Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
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