Marian Pankowski (9 November 1919 – 3 April 2011) was a Polish writer, poet, literary critic and translator.
Pankowski was born in Sanok. He was a member of the Polish resistance during World War II, and a prisoner in the Nazi concentration camp Bergen-Belsen. After the war, he settled in Belgium,[1] where he died in Brussels from pneumonia on 3 April 2011 at the age of 91.
Writing
Pankowski's Holocaust narratives critically engage with the Polish tradition; he frequently criticizes the pronounced patriarchalism cum Catholicism.[2] The controversy that resulted from his writing seems to stem from his "unconventional approach to sexuality, including same-sex love."[2]
Besides writing original work, Pankowski has published translations of Polish poetry into French.[1]
References
- 1 2 Wilson, Reuel K. (1997). "Rudolf". World Literature Today. 71: 829. doi:10.2307/40153432. JSTOR 40153432.
- 1 2 Shallcross, Bożena (November 2011). "The Pink Triangle and Gay Camp Identity in Marian Pankowskiʼs Writings". Russian Literature. 70 (4): 511–523. doi:10.1016/j.ruslit.2012.01.009.
External links
- marianpankowski.pl, website about Marian Pankowski (in Polish)
- International conference on Marian Pankowski's work, 13–14 November 2009, Brussels
- Russian Literature, Volume 70, 15 November 2011, Issue 4, pages 467-644, is devoted entirely to Pankowski.