Jacek Dukaj: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

Jacek Dukaj (born July 30, 1974 in Tarnow, Poland) is considered one of the most talented young Polish science fiction writers. He successfully debuted at the age of 16 with a short story Zlota Galera (Golden Galley).

Winner of the Janusz A. Zajdel Award in 2001 for his novel Czarne oceany (Black Oceans), in 2000 for short story Katedra (The Cathedral), and in 2003 for his novel Inne pieśni (Other Songs). A short animated movie by Tomasz Baginski based on this short story was nominated to Academy Award in 2003.

His short stories are currently being translated into English by Michael Kandel, who also translated most books of Stanislaw Lem into English.