DANIEL KARPINSKI
BIO
Biography

Daniel is the author of I jak inni (O Like the Others or A like Another) (WL, 1998), and Fikcja(Fiction) (WL, 2000), which were both nominated for the Nike Literary Award, the most prestigious Polish book prize. An audiobook of “I jak Inni” is an official promotional material for Tarnów, the city described in “I jak Inni”. He is the winner of the radio broadcasting contest. His The Fourth Person of Drama premiered at the Cracow Broadcasting Station in 1984. His story, “Junk," was published in The Outreach in Toronto in 1994. His novel, Yad, was published by FriesenPress in 2019 and has received second place in fiction category at Paris Book Festival in 2019 (polish version, Jad, was published by Novae Res, 2018 and was nominated to Angelus Award).  

He was born in Tarnow, Poland. After a PhD in architecture, he moved to West Berlin. Since 1989, he has lived with his family in Toronto, where he writes, designs, and teaches architecture at Toronto Metropolitan University.

ADDRESS
City: Toronto, Province/Territory: Ontario
EMAIL
GENRE
historiographic metafiction
LANGUAGES
English, Polish
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
Yad
Publisher
FriesenPress
Year
2019
AWARDS
Awards
Name
Paris Book Festival
Publication
Yad
Year
2019
LINKS
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Presentation details
Audience Size
Audience size
any
Presentation Genre
fiction / art / architecture
Presentation Length
45 min
Presentation Description
Presentation description

Power Point Lecture

Presentation Fee(s)
not important
Workshop details
Audience Size
1-20
Intended Audience
students or third age group
Workshop Length
45 min
Workshop Description
Workshop description

interactive writing fiction workshop with focus on refferences

Workshop Fee(s)
not important
School presentation details
Audience Size
any
Intended Audience
students
Presentation Length
45 min plus question period
Presentation Description
Presentation description

Life writing and self help through writing

Presentation Fee(s)
not important
Programs & Interests
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