Antoni Libera

Antoni Libera (born 19 April 1949 in Warsaw) is a Polish leading literary critic, translator, writer, theatre director. He is a member Stowarzyszenie Pisarzy Polskich. Best known for his translations and productions of Samuel Beckett's plays. [http://www.instytutksiazki.pl/index.php?id=24&L=1&user_autorzy_pi1%5BshowUid%5D=110&cHash=800cf8657e Libera's entry in Instytut Książki (a photo included).] Retrieved on 02.01.2007] Other translated authors include Shakespeare ("Macbeth"), Sophocles ("Antigone"), Wilde ("Salome"), Hölderlin and others. He translated a number of operas as well. Libera's first novel "Madame" (1998) was awarded Grand Prix of "Znak" (a major publishing house in Poland) and nominated to 1999 Nike Literary Award. [ [http://www.polishlibrary.org/review/madame.htm "Madame" entry in PolishLibrary.org] ] The novel was translated into English [Farrar Straus & Giroux (USA), Canongate Books Ltd (UK)] , French [Buchet Chastel, collection Littérature étrangère] and Hungarian.

Trivia

Stanisław Barańczak in his essay "Onanagramy" ("Onomastic anagrams") offered 36 meaningful anagrams of Libera's name, including e.g. "Art E. Albinioni", "Inertia Balon", "Nina B. Loteria", "Beria Natolin" and others.

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