Marcin Szczygielski

**Marcin Szczygielski** (born 1972), Polish writer, journalist and graphic designer. He is an author of theatrical plays, novels for adults and for teenagers. Since December 2012 he has been a member of Stowarzyszenie Pisarzy Polskich (Polish Writers' Association).

His debut was *PL-BOY* (published 2003), a fictional, humorous account of the editorial department of the Polish Edition Playboy magazine that Szczygielski used to be the Art director of. The novels that followed – *Wiosna PL-BOYa* (2004), *Nasturcje i cwoki* (2005) and *Farfocle namietnosci* (2006) – established him as one of the most-read authors of popular literature in Poland. *Berek* (2007) tells a story of a difficult friendship between an elderly lady - a conservative Catholic and her young neighbour, openly gay. The novel immediately hit the bestseller list. Its spinoff, titled *Bierki*, was published in 2010. In 2011 *Poczet Krolowych Polskich* (*The Queens Saga*) was published, which is claimed to be the most mature and most ambitious novel of Szczygielski. This elaborate, multigenerational family saga that portrays the contemporary Polish history through the lives of women of 4 generations, was nominated for the Srebrny Kałamarz Literary Prize.

A separate part of Marcin Szczygielski's literary output are books aimed towards younger readers. Each of them has received numerous awards and recognition awards in literary contests, whereas novels *Czarny Mlyn* and *Za niebieskimi drzwiami* have been incorporated into the extracurricular reading list in Polish elementary schools.

Szczygielski's theatrical plays have been staged in many Polish theatres – among others in the cities Warsaw, Łódź, Płock and Cracow.[Wikipedia][1]

[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcin_Szczygielski