Andrzej Zimniak
Born (1946-10-03) 3 October 1946
Warsaw, Poland
Occupationchemist, science fiction writer
CitizenshipPolish
Genrescience fiction
Website
zimniak.art.pl

Andrzej Zimniak (3 October 1946) is a Polish chemist and science fiction writer. He has published two novels and eight short story collections.

His short story "A Cage Full of Angels" has been published in the anthology A Polish Book of Monsters (2011, translated by Michael Kandel).[1] This story was nominated for the Janusz A. Zajdel Award in 1994.

His prose has been called "difficult to classify" and centered on the question of subjectivity.[1]

He is the initiator of the Jerzy Żuławski Literary Award (Polish: Nagroda Literacka im. Jerzego Żuławskiego).

Bibliography

  • Szlaki istnienia (Nasza Księgarnia, 1984, 13 short stories)
  • Homo determinatus (Wydawnictwo Poznańskie, 1986, 5 short stories)
  • Opus na trzy pociski (Iskry, 1988, 7 short stories)
  • Spotkanie z wiecznością (Nasza Księgarnia, 1989, 6 short stories)
  • Marcjanna i aniołowie (Wydawnictwo Poznańskie, 1989, novel)
  • Samotny myśliwy (Alfa, 1994, 19 short stories)
  • Klatka pełna aniołów (Prószyński i S-ka, 1999, 8 short stories)
  • Łowcy meteorów (Sorus, 2000, 6 short stories)
  • Śmierć ma zapach szkarłatu (Fabryka Słów, 2003, 12 short stories)
  • Biały rój (Wydawnictwo Literackie, 2007, novel)
  • Jak NIE zginie ludzkość. Prognozy naukowca i wizjonera. (Solaris, 2008, essays)

His short stories has also been published in various literary magazines and anthologies.

References

  1. 1 2 Wodzynski, Lukasz; Tomaszewski, Irene; Jablonska, Justine, eds. (July 11, 2011). "A Polish Book of Monsters: Five Dark Tales from Contemporary Poland: A Review". The Cosmopolitan Review. 3 (2). Archived from the original on August 14, 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
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