Jacek Dukaj

Jacek Dukaj – novelist, essayist, critic, and the most prominent contemporary Polish science fiction writer. Author of, among others, *Black Oceans*, *Other Songs*, *Perfect Imperfection*, *Ice*, *Wrońca*, *The Old Age of the Axolotl*, *Empire of Clouds*, *Line of Resistance*, and numerous short stories—including *Cathedral*, which was adapted for the screen by Tomek Bagiński and nominated for an Oscar. Author of the epic essay *After Writing*, which depicts humanity entering the post-literate era. Translator and reinterpreter of Conrad’s *Heart of Darkness*. Recipient of the Janusz A. Zajdel and Jerzy Żuławski Awards, and a multiple nominee for the “Polityka” Passport Award, as well as for the Nike Literary Award and the Angelus Central European Literary Award. Winner of the Kościelski Prize, the European Literary Prize, and the European Science Fiction Society Award. Netflix produced the series *Destination: Night* based on the novel *The Old Age of the Axolotl*. In 2022, he won the Magnesia Litera, the most prestigious Czech literary award, in the translated literature category for his novel *Ice*. His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages, including English, French, Russian, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, and Hungarian.