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Maria Wisława Anna Szymborska (Polish: [viˈswava ʂɨmˈbɔrska]; 2 July 1923 – 1 February 2012) was a Polish poet, essayist, translator, and recipient of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature. Born in Prowent (now part of Kórnik in west-central Poland), she resided in Kraków until the end of her life.
Learn about the life and work of Wisława Szymborska, the Polish poet who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1996. Read some of her poems that explore the irony and complexity of human reality and history.
Maria Wisława Szymborska-Włodek [1] (ur. 2 lipca 1923 na Prowencie, obecnie część Kórnika [2], zm. 1 lutego 2012 w Krakowie [3]) – polska poetka, eseistka, krytyczka, tłumaczka, felietonistka; laureatka Nagrody Nobla w dziedzinie literatury (1996), założycielka Stowarzyszenia Pisarzy Polskich (1989), członkini Polskiej Akademii ...
Wisława Szymborska (born July 2, 1923, Bnin [now part of Kórnik], Poland—died February 1, 2012, Kraków) was a Polish poet whose intelligent and empathic explorations of philosophical, moral, and ethical issues won her the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1996.
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Learn about the life and works of the Polish poet Wisława Szymborska, who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1996 for her poetry that explores the mysteries of life and the human condition. Find out her biography, publications, awards, translations and Nobel Lecture.
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1996 was awarded to Wisława Szymborska "for poetry that with ironic precision allows the historical and biological context to come to light in fragments of human reality"
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Feb 1, 2012 · Wisława Szymborska's poetry addressed existential questions. It is unique among its kind and does not easily lend itself to categorization. Szymborska strives to illuminate the deepest problems of human existence, surrounded by the transitoriness of the now and everyday life.
