Jacek Bocheński
Polish writer
Jacek Bocheński (pronounced [jat͡sek bɔxɛɲski]; born 29 July 1926) is a Polish writer, author of The Roman Trilogy (Divine Julius, Naso the Poet, Tiberius Caesar); an opposition figure in communist Poland and a leading figure in Polish literary circles.
His literary work is characterized by frequent references to Roman Antiquity and its projection on the moral and political dilemmas of the modern world. In addition, it raises issues such as opposition to authoritarian power, and the place of the individual in the modern world and in history. The style of his prose, noted for its beauty, is often experimental, involving the blending of narrative fiction and essay, indirect speech, blurring of identities, and frequent switching between times and places of action, lending it to multiple levels of interpretation.
Biography
Bocheński was born in Lviv on 29 July 1926. He made his debut with a poem in the weekly Odrodzenie" in 1944. Member of the Polish communist party 1948–1966, he was expelled from it for having participated a protests against the expulsion of Leszek Kołakowski. In 1976, together with Wiktor Woroszylski, he founded the underground literary journal "Zapis", and served as its editor-in-chief 1978–1981. One of the 64 signatories of a letter to the communist authorities dated August 23, 1980 (“Letter of 64") urging the communist authorities to engage in a dialogue with the striking Solidarity workers. 1981–1983, interned by the communist government during Martial law.
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