Stanisław Srokowski

Stanisław Srokowski (born 29 June 1936 in Hnilcze) is a Polish writer, poet, dramatist, literary critic, translator, academic teacher and publicist.

Life He was born on 29 June 1936 in Hnilcze (Ukrainian: Гнильче). In 1945, after the expulsion from the Eastern Borderlands, he and his family settled in Mieszkowice, Western Poland. He graduated from high school in 1955. He was subsequently expelled from the Higher School of Diplomatic Service on the grounds of his church attendance and the refusal to join the Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR), the Communist party which governed the Polish People's Republic. Between 1955 and 1956, he worked as a teacher in Zielin.

He made his literary debut in 1958 in Opole. In 1960, he graduated in Polish philology from the University of Opole. In the years 1960–68, he worked as a high school teacher in Legnica. After the 1968 Polish political crisis, known as the March events, he was forced to leave his post as a teacher. Between 1970 and 1981, he worked as a journalist of the Wiadomości magazine. He then worked as press secretary of Solidarity and was also a member of the Fighting Solidarity organization. Between 1990 and 1993, he lectured at the University of Wrocław. He has been a member of the Polish Writers' Union (ZLP), Polish Society of Authors and Composers and the Polish Translators' Society.

He is known for his short story Nienawiść (Hatred, 2006) as well as novels Ukraiński kochanek (Ukrainian Lover, 2008) and Zdrada (Betrayal, 2009) in which he deals with the subject of the Volhynian Genocide perpetrated by Ukrainian nationalists on the Polish population of Volhynia in 1943. In 2016, Polish filmmaker Wojciech Smarzowski directed an award-winning film Volhynia based on Srokowski's 2006 short story Hatred.

Works Poetry Ścięte ptaki, Wydawnictwo Literackie, Kraków 1967 Rysy, Ossolineum, Wrocław 1968 Strefa ciszy (The Silence Zone), Czytelnik, Warszawa 1968 Akty (Acts), Wydawnictwo Literackie, 1971 Ty (You), Czytelnik, 1971 Ptaki nocy, ptaki miłości (Birds of Night, Birds of Love), Ossolineum, 1978 Cztery pory domu, Ossolineum, 1980 Świadectwo urodzenia (Birth Certificate), Ossolineum, 1981 Zjadanie, Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy, 1985 Miłość i śmierć (Love and Death), Światowit Izba Wydawnicza (2005) Liryki, Światowit Izba Wydawnicza (2009)

Novels Przyjść, aby wołać, Ossolineum, 1976 Fatum, Ossolineum, 1977 Lęk (Fear), Ossolineum, 1978 (wydanie II, 1988, wydanie III 1997) Nieobecny, Czytelnik, 1978 Wtajemniczenie, Ossolineum 1981 Sen Belzebuba (Beelzebub's Dream), Ossolineum, 1982 Duchy dzieciństwa (Ghosts of Childhood), Ludowa Spółdzielnia Wydawnicza, 1985 Repatrianci, Czytelnik, 1988, 1989 Chrobaczki, Ludowa Spółdzielnia Wydawnicza, 1989 Płonący motyl (The Burning Butterfly), Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy, 1989 Ladacznica i chłopcy, Wydawnictwo Rubikon, 1991 Gry miłosne (Love Games), Wydawnictwo Zysk i S-ka, 1997 Czas diabła (Time of the Devil), Wydawnictwo Zysk i S-ka, 1999 Anioł Zagłady (Angel of Destruction), Wydawnictwo Zysk i S-ka, 2000 Ukraiński kochanek (Ukrainian Lover), Volume 1 of Saga Kresowa, Wydawnictwo Arcana, 2008 Zdrada (Betrayal), Volume 2 of Saga Kresowa, Wydawnictwo Arcana, 2009 Ślepcy idą do nieba (The Blind Go to Heaven), Volume 3 of Saga Kresowa, Arcana, 2011 Barbarzyńcy u bram (Barbarians at the Gates), Arcana, 2012 Spisek barbarzyńców, 2 Kolory, 2015 Barbarzyńcy w salonie, Arcana 2017

Short stories Walka kogutów (Fight of the Roosters), Wydawnictwo „Śląsk", 1981, Nienawiść, Prószyński i S-ka, 2006, Strach. Opowiadania kresowe, Fronda, 2014,

Biography books Skandalista Wojaczek, Izba Wydawnicza Światowit, 1999

Documentary books Hnilcze, Izba Wydawnicza Światowit, 2013 Życie wśród pisarzy, agentów i intryg (Life Among Writers, Agents and Intrigues), Magna Polonia, 2018

Plays Gałązka jaśminu, Aktorka, Cienie, Ściana, Drzwi, Dwoje, Dziadek collected in publication Drzwi, Ossolineum, 1979

Screenplay Przeklęta ziemia (Cursed Land), directed by Ryszard Czekała, 1988 Basis for Volhynia, directed by Wojciech Smarzowski, 2017

Children's books Bajki Ezopa, Wydawnictwo Volumen, 1991 Ośle uszy króla Midasa, Izba Wydawnicza Światowit, 1992 Zające i żaby (Hares and Frogs), Wydawnictwo Światowit, 1992 Mity greckie (Greek Myths), Wydawnictwo Światowit, 1993, 1994, 1995 Przygody Odyseusza, Wydawnictwo Światowit, 1994, 1995 Wojna trojańska (Trojan War), Wydawnictwo Światowit, 1994 Przygody Heraklesa (Hercules's Adventures), Wydawnictwo Światowit, 1996