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Adam Zagajewski

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Adam Zagajewski

Poland

Poet, novelist, and essayist Adam Zagajewski (1945–2021) was born in Lvov, Poland. His books in English translation include Tremor; Canvas; Mysticism for Beginners; Without End; Eternal Enemies; Unseen Hand; Asymmetry; Solidarity, Solitude; Two Cities; Another Beauty; A 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