Varga, Krzysztof (1968–) Works Bibliography   de en hu pl

Biography

Krzysztof Varga (b. 1968) lives in Warsaw. He studied Polish language and literature at the University of Warsaw. His debut was "Pijany anioł na skrzyżowaniu ulic" ("A Drunken Angel at the Crossroad"), a collection of short stories. He has published "Chłopaki nie płaczą" ("Boys Don`t Cry", 1996), anovel; "Bildungsroman" (1997), essayistic prose; and "45 pomysłów na powieść. Strony B singli 1992-1996" ("45 Ideas for a Novel: Side B of the Singles 19921996"; 1998), which won a Foundation for Culture award. Together with PawełDunin-Wąsowicz he brought out a lexicon of contemporary Polish literature, "Parnas bis. Literatura polska urodzona po 1960 r." ("Parnassus Bis. Polish Literature Born after 1960"; 1995); and additionally with Jarosław Klejnocki, an anthology of most recent Polish verse, "Macie swoich poetów" ("Here Are Your Poets", 1996). In 1998 he published "Śmiertelność" ("Mortality"), a novel; his 2001 "Tequila" was shortlisted for the NIKE Literary Prize in 2002. Then he published a novel "Karolina" (2002) and in 2007 "Terazzo Tombstone". For "Terrazzo Tombstone" he won "Book of Winter 2006/2007" Prize founded by Raczyński Library. Between 2002 and 2006 he was very busy working as a chief editor of culture in Polish daily "Gazeta Wyborcza". Now he devoted himself to writing. He is completing a book of essays on Hungary.