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Sławomir Mrożek (29 June 1930 – 15 August 2013) was a Polish dramatist, writer and cartoonist. Mrożek joined the Polish United Workers' Party during the reign of Stalinism in the People's Republic of Poland, and made a living as a political journalist. He began writing plays in the late 1950s.
A master of satire and tragicomedy, Sławomir Mrożek (1930–2013) took aspects of the world around him and held them up to the light, examining how people’s frailty and corruptibility might lead to their downfall—or their success. As a writer, Mrożek’s work is deeply reminiscent of Franz Kafka.
Mrożek very quickly gained a reputation as Poland's chief mocker and scoffer, a writer who perfectly unmasked and analyzed the absurd realities of life in the Polish People's Republic. On many occasions this unmasking was accomplished by turning these realities on their head.
The monograph spans Mrozek's beginnings as the Eastern European representative of the Theatre of the Absurd and his expatriate existence during which he transcends the absurdist model. Mrozek's return to Poland in 1996 reestablishes him as a major literary figures on the contemporary Polish scene.
- Halina Stephan
- April 12, 2023
to contemporary Polish literature, sets Mrozek apart from the Western Theatre of the Absurd and determines his place within the Polish tradition of the grotesque.
Wydawnictwo Literackie, Fundacja Panteon Narodowy and the City of Krakow would like to remind that the funeral of Sławomir Mrożek will take place in Krakow this Tuesday, the 17th of September, at 1:00 p.m. at St. Peter and Paul Church. The service will be conducted by Krakow Metropolitan Bishop, Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz. The programme of […]
On Tuesday, the 17th of September, Krakow bid farewell to outstanding writer, playwright and graphic artist, Sławomir Mrożek. After a funeral service conducted by Krakow Metropolitan Bishop, Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz, the urn with the writer’s ashes was buried in National Pnatheon at St. Peter and Paul Church. Sławomir Mrożek was honoured posthumously with Krzyż Wielki […]
