Świat Książki Novel Nominated For Every Major Literary Prize In Poland

Warsaw , September 29, 2009

Literary awards are important: as a confirmation of the author and as a valuable marketing tool for publishers. So when a book receives nominations for every major literary award in a country, it’s really something to write home about. In this particular case, the Polish club and publisher Świat Książki has managed this feat for the first time in its history. The book that has had such across-the-board rave reviews from the country’s literary experts is "Bambino" and was penned by author and literary critic Inga Iwasiow. It has been nominated for the "City of Gdynia Literary Award," the “Cogito Award,” the "Nike Award" of the major newspaper "Gazeta Wyborcza" and the city of Wroclaw’s "Angelus Award.”

"Bambino" takes its title from a milk bar in Szczecin, formerly Stettin , which was well known in the years after World War II for its fast and (more importantly) affordable food. For this reason, many children are among its patrons - and the author, who also lives in Szczecin, tells their story. "Inga Iwsiow's novel is a psychological story of rootlessness in post-war Poland set in the city of Szczecin," says Pawel Szwed, Publishing Director at Świat Książki. "It is very truthful, and very mature from a literary point of view."

Besides Inga Iwasiow, another two authors from the DirectGroup subsidiary are in the race for the coveted "Angelus" prize, worth the equivalent of around €36,000: the satirical novel "March on, Poland" by the famous writer Jerzy Pilch, which deals with the country’s history and national myths, and the international bestseller "Homecoming" by Bernhard Schlink, in which the author of "The Reader" once again deals with recent German history.

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