About Zbigniew Herbert
Zbigniew Herbert was a Polish poet, essayist, drama writer and moralist. He is one of the best known and the most translated post-war Polish writers. While he was first published in the 1950s, soon after he voluntarily ceased submitting most of his works to official Polish government publications. He resumed publication in the 1980s, initially in the underground press. Starting in the 1960s, he was nominated several times for the Nobel Prize in Literature. His books have been translated into 38 languages.
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Awards & Honors
Preis der SWR-Bestenliste
Samuel-Bogumil-Linde prize
Vilenica Prize
Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Bethlen Gábor Award
Order of the White Eagle
Jerusalem Prize
Herder Prize
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Petrarca-Preis
Kościelski Award
Austrian State Prize for European Literature
Preis der Stadt Münster für Europäische Poesie
