Lit in Translation

Cezary Łazarewicz

Born 1966 · Poland

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Books on prize lists

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    Nike 2024 · Shortlist

    Na Szewskiej. Sprawa Stanisława Pyjasa

    Title translated by AI:“On Szewska Street: The Case of Stanisław Pyjas”

    Cezary Łazarewicz · 57 when first published

    Nonfiction · 414 pages · Politics, Historical, Crime

    AI-generated summary:On 7 May 1977 the body of Stanisław Pyjas, a student active in Kraków's opposition and watched by the secret police, is found in a tenement on Szewska Street. The book reconstructs the investigations into his death.

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    Nike 2017 · Winner

    Żeby nie było śladów

    Title translated by AI:“Leave No Traces”

    Cezary Łazarewicz · 50 when first published

    Nonfiction · 315 pages · Politics, Crime, Historical

    AI-generated summary:In May 1983, Grzegorz Przemyk, a young man just out of secondary school, is beaten to death by the police in Warsaw. The book follows the case and the communist authorities' efforts to cover up the crime.