Stefan Chwin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Polish novelist, literary critic, and historian of literature
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Place of Birth: Gdańsk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
About Stefan Chwin
- Stefan Chwin (born 11 April 1949 in Gdansk) is a Polish novelist, literary critic, and historian of literature whose life and literary work is closely linked to his hometown.
- He holds a post of Literature Professor at the University of Gdansk, his professional interests are focused on romanticism. The best-known novel by Stefan Chwin is entitled Hanemann (1995).
- It has been translated into German, Swedish, Spanish and English; the plot of the novel is set in Gdansk in the wake of World War II. In 1995, he won the Paszport Polityki Award in literature.
- In 1997 he received the "Erich Brost Danzig Award" for his merits on Polish-German reconciliation.
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