Polish Literature in English Translation: Contemporary Authors Beginning with L and Ł

Stanisław Lem (1921-2006)
"Megabyte Bomb": excerpt. Trans. William Brand. Instytut Książki.
The Official Stanisław Lem Site [Site restructured and expanded].

Excerpts from his fiction:
- "Birnam Wood" from Fiasco. Trans. Michael Kandel.
- The Chain of Chance ; excerpt. Trans. Louis Iribarne.
- "A Country Funeral" from The Hospital of the Transfiguration. Trans. William Brand.
- Eden ; excerpt. Trans. Marc E. Heine.
- The Futurological Congress ; excerpt. Trans. Michael Kandel.
- Golem XIV ; excerpt. Trans. Marc E. Heine.
- Highcastle ; short excerpt. Trans. Michael Kandel.
- His Master's Voice ; short excerpt. Trans. Michael Kandel.
- "How the World Was Saved" from The Cyberiad. Trans. Michael Kandel.
- The Investigation ; excerpt. Trans. not identified.
- The Invincible ; excerpt. Trans. Michael Kandel.
- Memoirs Found in a Bathtub ; excerpt. Trans. Michael Kandel.
- Memoirs of the Space Traveller ; excerpt. Trans. Michael Kandel.
- "Tale of [a] Machine That Fought a Dragon" from The Mortal Engines. Trans. Michael Kandel.
- Peace on Earth ; excerpt. Trans. Michael Kandel.
- Return from the Stars ; excerpt. Trans. Barbara Marszal and Frank Simpson.
- Solaris ; excerpt. Trans. Joanna Kilmartin and Steve Fox.
- "The 22nd Voyage" from The Star Diaries. Trans. not identified.
- Terminus ; excerpt. Trans. Louis Iribarne.
Excerpts from his nonfiction:
- Dialogs. Trans. Frank Prengel.
- Science Fiction and Futurology. Trans. Robert Abernathy.
- Summa Technologaie. Trans. Frank Prengel.

The Chain of Chance. Trans. Louis Iribarne. Northwestern University Press. 2000.

"A Challenging New World"; excerpt from A Blink of an Eye. Trans. Christina Manetti. Central Europe Review 3.13(2 Apr. 2001).

Cyberiad. Trans. Michael Kandel. Harvest Books. 2002.

Eden. Trans. Marc E. Heine. Harvest Books. 1991. Reprint.

Fiasco. Trans. Michael Kandel. Harvest Books. 1988. Reprint.

Highcastle. Trans. Michael Kandel. Harvest Books. 1997.

His Master's Voice. Trans. Michael Kandel. Harvest Books. 1984.

Hospital of the Transfiguration. Trans. William Brand. Harvest Books. 1991. Reprint.

Imaginary Magnitude. Trans. Marc E. Heine. Harvest Books. 1985.

The Investigation. Trans. Adele Mich. Harvest Books. 1986.

The Invincible. Ace Books. 1976.

Memoirs Found in a Bathtub. Trans. Christine Rose and Adele Kandel. Harvest Books. 1986.

Memoirs of a Space Traveler: Further Reminiscences of Ijon Tichy. Trans. Maria Swiecicka-Ziemianek. Harvest Books. 1983.

More Tales of Pirx the Pilot. Trans. Michael Kandel and Louis Iribarne. Harvest Books. 1983.

Mortal Engines. Trans. Michael Kandel. Harvest Books. 1992. Reissue.

One Human Minute. Trans. Catherine S. Leach. Harcourt. 1986.

Peace on Earth. Trans. Michael Kandel and Elinor Ford. Harvest Books. 2002.

A Perfect Vacuum. Trans. Michael Kandel. Northwestern University Press. 1999. Reprint.

Przekładaniec [Translated as "Layer Cake"]. Dir. Andrzej Wajda. 1968.

"Reflections on My Life." Trans. Franz Rottensteiner. Four Decades of Polish Essays. Ed. Jan Kott. Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University Press. 1990. 270-290.

Solaris. Trans. Joanna Kilmartin and Steve Cox. Harcourt. 2002.

A Stanislaw Lem Reader. ed. Peter Swirski. Northwestern University Press. 1997.

"Thirteenth Voyage." From The Star Diaries. Trans. Harry Stevens. The Modern Polish Mind. Ed. Maria Kuncewicz. Boston: Little, Brown. 1962. London: Secker & Warburg. 1962. 423-438.

"The Use of a Dragon." Trans. Wiesiek Powaga. The Eagle and the Crow: Modern Polish Short Stories. Ed. Teresa Halikowska and George Hyde. Serpent's Tail. 1996. 104-113.

Ewa Lipska (1945 - )
2 Poems. Metamorphoses: A Journal of Literary Translation 7.2 (Summer 1999). Trans. Clare Cavanagh.

"2001." 100-101.
"The Scents of Evil." 98-99.

3 Poems. Trans. Krystyna Piórkowska. The Polish Review 20.4 (Autumn 1975).

"Examination." 100-101.
"Forms." 101.
"Such Times." 99.

3 Poems. The New Polish Poetry: A Bilingual Collection. Ed. Milne Holton and Paul Vangelisti. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. 1978.

"Halloween for the Living." Trans. Krystyna Kamińska and Jarosz Maliszewski. 100-101.
"If There Is a God." Trans. Elżbieta Maniusz and Marek Englender. 96-99.
"Warning." Trans. Jolanta Raczko and Danuta Gabryś. 98-99.

4 Poems. Chicago Review 46.3-4 Special Issue on New Polish Writing. (Fall 2000).

"Ericsson, Baby." Trans. Barbara Plebanek and Tony Howard. 116.
"Mr. Schmetterling Thinks About a United Europe." Trans. Barbara Plebanek and Tony Howard. 115.
"The Recently-Delivered Letters of Condolence . . ." Trans. Barbara Plebanek and Tony Howard. 114.
"We 1998." Trans. Clare Cavanagh. 113.

4 Poems. Trans. Robin Davidson and Margret Grebowicz. 91st Meridian. 2.2 (June 2003). University of Iowa International Writing Program.

"2001."
"December 31, 1999."
"The Music Lesson."
"The New Century."

5 Pieces. Trans. Robin Davidson and Ewa Elżbieta Nowakowska. 91st Meridian. 5.1 (Feb. 2007). University of Iowa International Writing Program.

"The Absurdity of Beauty"; excerpt.
"11 September 2001." In Polish and English.
"The Abyss." In Polish and English.
"Helplessness." In Polish and English.
"Plum Cake." In Polish and English.

6 Poems. Brindin Press. Brindin.com. Texts in Polish and English.

"Confessions of a Courtesan." Trans. Ryszard J. Reisner.
"John Keats." Trans. Barbara Bogoczek and Tony Howard.
"Little Girl C." Trans. Barbara Bogoczek and Tony Howard.
"A Moment." Trans. Barbara Bogoczek and Tony Howard.
"My Translators." Trans. Ryszard J. Reisner.
"Unwillingly." Trans. Ryszard J. Reisner.

6 Poems. Trans. Robin Davidson and Ewa Elżbieta Nowakowska. Words Without Borders: The Online Magazine for International Literature.

"Indiscretion."
"A Juicer."
"The New Century."
"Number One."
"The Smells of Evil."
"A Splinter."

7 Poems. Trans. Regina Grol. Ambers Aglow: An Anthology of Contemporary Polish Women's Poetry. Ed. Regina Grol. Host Publications. 1996. Polish and English.

"The Citizen of a Small Country." 230-233.
"Forgive me . . ." 244-245.
"From the Cycle: Great Emergencies (I)." 236-239.
"An Imprecise Description of Loneliness." 242-243.
"Luxury." 246-247.
"Operating Instructions." 234-235.
"Preposterousness." 240-241.

8 Poems. Trans. and Ed. Susan Bassnett and Piotr Kuhiwczak. Ariadne's Thread: Polish Women Poets. Wayland, MA and London, UK: Forest Books. 1988.

"Children." 70.
"If God Exists." 68.
"Manifesto." 67.
"My Loneliness." 74.
"On Shores." 72.
"On War." 69.
"Questions at a Poetry Reading." 73.
"Witness." 71.

9 Poems. Trans. Ryszard J. Reisner. Ars Interpres: An International Journal of Poetry, Translation & Art. No. 5.

"Cafe Museum."
"Christmas Time."
"Helplessness."
"The Holy Order of Tourists."
"If God Exists."
"Juice Extractor."
"A Slip of Attention."
"Somewhere Else."
"Somewhere There."

10 Poems. Trans. Magnus J. Kryński. "Selected Poems by Ewa Lipska." Magnus J. Kryński. The Polish Review 25.3-4 (Summer-Autumn 1980): 70-77.

"The Day of the Living." 76.
"Dirty Words." 73.
"Envoi." 77.
"If There is a God." 71-72.
"Learn Death." 75.
"Misunderstanding." 73.
"Nothing is Certain." 72.
"That Moment." 76-77.
"Warning." 74-75.
"What Happened to Professor White on Leaving the Hat Store." 74.

14 Poems. Jan Rybicki's Modern Polish Poetry.

"Children." Trans. Susan Bassnett and Piotr Kuhiwczak.
"Dictation." Trans. Stanisław Barańczak and Clare Cavanagh.
"Envoy." Trans. Stanisław Barańczak and Clare Cavanagh.
"From the Gulf Stream of Sleep." Trans. Stanisław Barańczak and Clare Cavanagh.
"If God exists . . ." Trans. Susan Bassnett and Piotr Kuhiwczak.
"Manifesto." Trans. Susan Bassnett and Piotr Kuhiwczak.
"My Loneliness." Trans. Susan Bassnett and Piotr Kuhiwczak.
"On Shores." Trans. Susan Bassnett and Piotr Kuhiwczak.
"On War." Trans. Susan Bassnett and Piotr Kuhiwczak.
"Questions at a Poetry Reading." Trans. Susan Bassnett and Piotr Kuhiwczak.
"To Marianne Büttrich." Trans. Stanisław Barańczak and Clare Cavanagh.
"The Wall." Trans. Stanisław Barańczak and Clare Cavanagh.
"Witness." Trans. Susan Bassnett and Piotr Kuhiwczak.
"We 1998." Trans. Clare Cavanagh.

"The Beginning of the Week." Trans. Robin Davidson and Margret Grebowicz. Quarterly West 55(Fall-Winter 2002-2003).

"Hannah Arendt." Trans. Clare Cavanagh. AGNI 53 (2001).

>"Orchestra." Trans. Ryszard Reisner. Ars Interpres: An International Journal of Poetry, Translation & Art 7 (Sept. 2006).

"Pet Shops" and Other Poems. Trans. Barbara Bogoczek and Tony Howard. ARC Publications. 2002.

Poet? Criminal? Madman?: Poems. Trans. Barbara Plebanek and Tony Howard. Dufour. 1991.

"A Young German at a Poetry Reading." Trans. Barbara Plebanek and Tony Howard. The Auschwitz Poems. Ed. Adam A. Zych. Oświecim, Poland: Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum. 1999. 203.

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