Marian Pankowski

Marian Pankowski (9 November 1919 – 3 April 2011) was a Polish writer, poet, literary critic and translator.

Pankowski in 2008

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. Wilson, Reuel K. (1997). "Rudolf". World Literature Today. 71: 829. doi:10.2307/40153432. JSTOR 40153432.
  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.
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