Marian Pilot | |
|---|---|
 Pilot in 2011 | |
| Born | 6 December 1936 Siedlików, Poland |
| Died | 2 February 2024 (aged 87) Warsaw |
| Occupation | Writer, journalist, screenwriter |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Alma mater | University of Warsaw |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Notable works | Plume (2011) |
| Notable awards | Nike Award (2011) |
Marian Pilot (6 December 1936 – 2 February 2024) was a Polish writer, poet, journalist and screenwriter. He received the 2011 Nike Award, Poland's most important literary prize, for his novel Pióropusz (Plume).
Born on 6 December 1936, in the village of Siedlików, Greater Poland, [1] he attended the Marie Curie-Skłodowska High School No. 1 in Ostrzeszów. He subsequently graduated in journalism from the University of Warsaw. [2] In 1954, he became a member of the communist Union of Polish Youth and since 1958 he worked in the culture section of the Polish Press Agency (PAP). He worked for such magazines as Wiadomości filmowe (1958–1960) and Na przełaj (1960–1967). In 1967, he joined the Polish Writers' Union and between 1967 and 1978 he served as head of culture section of Tygodnik Kulturalny weekly. Since 1981, he worked for the Polish state television Telewizja Polska.
In 1987, he received the Gold Cross of Merit. In 2009, he was granted the title of Honorary Citizen of the town of Ostrzeszów and he won the Władysław Reymont Literary Prize. [3] In 2011, he was awarded the most prestigious prize in Polish literature, the Nike Award, for his novel Pióropusz (Plume). [4] In 2022, he made his poetry debut by publishing Dzikie mięso (Wild Meat) which won 1st Prize at the Artur Fryz Literature Competition and for which he was nominated to the Angelus Award. [5]
Pilot died in Warsaw on 2 February 2024, at the age of 87. [6]
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