Leszek Biały

Leszek Włodzimierz Biały (born 28 March 1954 in Bydgoszcz) is a Polish writer, translator, and diplomat; between 2017 and 2023 he was serving as an ambassador to Panama.

Life Education Leszek Włodzimierz Biały was born on 28 March 1954 in Bydgoszcz, and grew up in Płock, where he finished high school. Between 1973 and 1980 he studied Hispanism and history of art at the University of Warsaw. In 1997 he became a Doctor of Philosophy, defending a thesis on Pedro Calderón de la Barca.

In addition to native Polish, he speaks English and Spanish languages. He presented his credentials to the president Juan Carlos Varela on 24 October 2017. He was accredited to Belize, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, and Nicaragua as well. He ended his term on 31 December 2023.

Writer and translator Leszek Włodzimierz Biały is also a writer and translator. He debuted in 1986 with translation of The Great Theater of the World by Pedro Calderón de la Barca. Several of his translations have been adapted as scripts by such directors as Tadeusz Kwinta and Tadeusz Słobodzianek. In 2010 his novel Źródło Mamerkusa was awarded with Warsaw Literary Premiere Award – a title of the book of 2010.

Works Translations "Zwodziciel z Sewilli" Tirsa de Moliny i "Don Juan" Moliera, Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, 1985. Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Książę Niezłomny, Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Literackie, 1989. Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Autos sacramentales, Wrocław; Warszawa; Kraków: Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich, 1997. Tirso de Molina, Dramaty, 1999.

Books Dzieje Inkwizycji Hiszpańskiej, Warszawa: Książka i Wiedza, 1989. Źródło Mamerkusa, Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Nowy Świat, 2010. Czarny huzar, Gdynia: Novae Res, 2017.