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Janusz Głowacki

Polish writer (1938-2017) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 78

Janusz Andrzej Głowacki, better known as Janusz Głowacki or colloquially simply as Głowa, was a Polish playwright, essayist and screenwriter. Głowacki was the recipient of multiple awards and honours, including Guggenheim Fellowship, two Nike Award nominations and BAFTA Award nomination.

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Awards

Warsaw Literary Prize2011
Śląski Wawrzyn Literacki2004
Guggenheim Fellowship
Medal for Merit to Culture
Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta

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He was awarded the Gloria Artis Gold Medal in 2005 for his contribution to Polish culture, and in 2014, the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1938 to 2017 · aged 78

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