Wiesław Adam Berger

Infobox Writer
name = Wiesław Adam Berger


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birthplace = Ostrava-Přívoz, Czechoslovakia
deathdate = death date and age|1998|1|15|1926|6|6
deathplace = Ostrava, Czech Republic
occupation = Writer
ethnicity = Polish
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Wiesław Adam Berger (6 June, 1926 in Ostrava-Přívoz - 15 January, 1998 in Ostrava) was a Polish writer connected with the Zaolzie region of Cieszyn Silesia.

Berger lived from 1927 to 1940 (and also several years after World War II) in the village of Błędowice Dolne. During World War II he was deported to Nazi Germany. Later he attended Cyprian Norwid Polish Liceum in Villard-de-Lans and another Polish school in Houilles, France; and after the war Juliusz Słowacki Polish Gymnasium in Orłowa. Berger worked since 1948 as an electrician in the theatre in Ostrava. He was a member of PZKO (Polish Cultural and Educational Union) and several literary organizations.

Berger had unusual ability to rise above regional problems and he is notable among the Polish writers of Zaolzie, because his works were not so much influenced by regional themes. [The most notable exception being his youth spent around the Łucyna River in Błędowice Dolne, which is reflected in several of his works.] Berger often called for Polish and Czech cooperation and also often used French themes in his works.__NOTOC__

Works

Short stories collections

* "Świerszcze w głowie" (1979)
* "Zmysły" (1981)
* "Idę. Concorde" (1984)
* "Most nad Łucyną" (1987)
* "Okay" (1988)
* "Marienbad" (1995)
* "Za późno" (1996)

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References

* cite news
last = Kaszper
first = Kazimierz
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title = Dobry człowiek, wspaniały artysta
work = Głos Ludu
page = 5
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date = 2008-01-22
* cite book
last = Málková
first = Iva
coauthors = and Svatava Urbanová
title = Literární slovník severní Moravy a Slezska (1945-2000)
publisher = Votobia
date = 2001
location = Olomouc
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isbn = 80-7198-515-5
* cite book
last = Sikora
first = Władysław
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title = Pisarze Zaolzia
publisher = Wydawnictwo Olza przy Radzie Polaków
date = 1993
location = Czeski Cieszyn
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oclc = 233485106