Wiesław Myśliwski

Wiesław Myśliwski (Polish pronunciation: ; 25 March 1932 – 29 March 2026) was a Polish novelist. He was a two-time recipient of the Nike Award, the most important literary prize for Polish literature.

Life and career Myśliwski was born to a middle class family in Dwikozy, near Sandomierz and later contributed to the literary bi-weekly . From 1997, he chaired the jury for the prize. He was a member of the Polish Writers' Union from 1971 to 1983. (Polish equivalent of the Booker Prize) for Horizon (1996) and A Treatise on Shelling Beans (2006).

2006: Nike Award, Traktat o łuskaniu fasoli 2007: Gdynia Literary Prize, Widnokrąg 2012: Best Translated Book Award, Stone Upon Stone (Kamień na kamieniu) 2012: PEN Translation Prize, Stone Upon Stone

2012: Honorary doctorate from the University of Rzeszów 2022: Honorary doctorate from the Jagiellonian University