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Adam Zagajewski

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Adam Zagajewski

Poet, novelist, and essayist Adam Zagajewski (1945–2021) was born in Lvov, Poland. His books in English translation include TremorCanvasMysticism for BeginnersWithout EndEternal EnemiesUnseen HandAsymmetrySolidaritySolitudeTwo CitiesAnother BeautyA Defense of Ardor; and Slight Exaggeration.

Articles by Adam Zagajewski

Rows of headstones in a cemetery
Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Name Day
By Adam Zagajewski
I wasn’t sure how to pray for the dead / in such tumult, in the shriek of recollection.
Translated from Polish by Clare Cavanagh
A record plays on a turntable
Photo by Jace & Afsoon on Unsplash
Music Heard with You
By Adam Zagajewski
Grave Brahms and elegiac Schubert, / a few songs, Chopin's third sonata
Translated from Polish by Clare Cavanagh