Zygmunt Miłoszewski
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Zygmunt Miłoszewski is an award-winning Polish writer. Previously he had been a journalist and editor for the Polish edition of Newsweek
. He has had several novels published.
". Film Studio Zebra and Juliusz Machulski
bought the rights for a film adaptation of Domofon.
His second novel was The Adder Mountains, a fantasy for younger readers.
His third book, Entanglement (Uwikłanie), Miłoszewski's biggest success so far, is an award-winning crime novel for which Miłoszewski was awarded the Wielki Kaliber Prize for the Best Polish Crime Novel of 2007 (Nagroda Wielkiego Kalibru dla najlepszej polskiej powieści kryminalnej i sensacyjnej roku 2007). Entanglement was published in the UK in 2010 by Bitter Lemon Press
.
The next instalments of the adventures of Entanglements protagonist, prosecutor Teodor Szacki, "A Grain of Truth" ("Ziarno Prawdy"') will be published on 5th October 2011 and the next on in 2012.
All of Miłoszewski's books have been translated into a number of languages, including English and German.
(June 28, 2010) wrote about Miłoszewski's novel Entanglement and gave it a starred review:
and Wojciech Danowski) assembled a first-rate cast, including Polish film stars Maja Ostaszewska
(Katyń
), Marek Bukowski (Nad rzeką, której nie ma), Andrzej Seweryn
(Schindler's List
), Piotr Adamczyk
(Karol: A Man Who Became Pope
) and Olgierd Łukaszewicz
(Generał Nil
).
Entanglement was produced by Studio Filmowe Zebra with the support of the Polish Film Institute. The film was shot by a talented cinematographer Marcin Koszałka
(Rewers
).
Other books and screenplays, as well as a TV series, based on Miłoszewski's work are in pre-production.
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
. He has had several novels published.
Novels
Zygmunt Miłoszewski published his first novel Domofon (The Intercom) in 2005. It was a horror/mystery story about a group of people trapped in a haunted block of flats. Both critics and readers gave Domofon enthusiastic reviews and declared Miłoszewski to be the "Polish Stephen KingStephen King
Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...
". Film Studio Zebra and Juliusz Machulski
Juliusz Machulski
Juliusz Machulski is a Polish film director and screenplay writer. Son of noted actor Jan Machulski, Juliusz became notable for his comedies ridiculing the life in communist-ruled Poland of 1970s and 1980s....
bought the rights for a film adaptation of Domofon.
His second novel was The Adder Mountains, a fantasy for younger readers.
His third book, Entanglement (Uwikłanie), Miłoszewski's biggest success so far, is an award-winning crime novel for which Miłoszewski was awarded the Wielki Kaliber Prize for the Best Polish Crime Novel of 2007 (Nagroda Wielkiego Kalibru dla najlepszej polskiej powieści kryminalnej i sensacyjnej roku 2007). Entanglement was published in the UK in 2010 by Bitter Lemon Press
Bitter Lemon Press
Bitter Lemon Press is a small London-based independent publisher, set up by Francois von Hurter in 2003 which specialises in translated literary crime novels and romans noirs from abroad. They currently publish novels by authors such as Gianrico Carofiglio, the famous Swiss crime-writer Friedrich...
.
The next instalments of the adventures of Entanglements protagonist, prosecutor Teodor Szacki, "A Grain of Truth" ("Ziarno Prawdy"') will be published on 5th October 2011 and the next on in 2012.
All of Miłoszewski's books have been translated into a number of languages, including English and German.
Critical reception
Publishers WeeklyPublishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly, aka PW, is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers and literary agents...
(June 28, 2010) wrote about Miłoszewski's novel Entanglement and gave it a starred review:
Miloszewski takes an engaging look at modern Polish society in this stellar first in a new series starring Warsaw prosecutor Teodor Szacki. (...) Szacki, who's undergoing a midlife crisis and has ambivalent feelings about his wife, considers an affair with journalist hoping to get exclusive details on his inquiry. Readers will want to see more of the complex, sympathetic Szacki.
Film adaptations
The third Miłoszewski novel, Entanglement was adapted for the big screen by film director Jacek Bromski (Love in the Year of the Tiger). It was released in Poland on 2011-06-03. Producers (Juliusz MachulskiJuliusz Machulski
Juliusz Machulski is a Polish film director and screenplay writer. Son of noted actor Jan Machulski, Juliusz became notable for his comedies ridiculing the life in communist-ruled Poland of 1970s and 1980s....
and Wojciech Danowski) assembled a first-rate cast, including Polish film stars Maja Ostaszewska
Maja Ostaszewska
Maja Ostaszewska is a Polish actress.She was born in Kraków, the daughter of Polish musician Jacek Ostaszewski of Ostoja coat of arms. She started her acting training in her native Kraków and later graduated from PWST, in 1996...
(Katyń
Katyn (film)
Katyń is a 2007 Polish film about the 1940 Katyn massacre, directed by Academy Honorary Award winner Andrzej Wajda. It is based on the book Post Mortem: The Story of Katyn by Andrzej Mularczyk...
), Marek Bukowski (Nad rzeką, której nie ma), Andrzej Seweryn
Andrzej Seweryn
Andrzej Seweryn is a Polish and French actor and director. One of the most successful Polish theatre actors, he starred in over 50 films, mostly in Poland, France and Germany. He is also one of only three non-French actors to be hired by the Paris-based Comédie-Française.- Biography :Andrzej...
(Schindler's List
Schindler's List
Schindler's List is a 1993 American film about Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who saved the lives of more than a thousand mostly Polish-Jewish refugees during the Holocaust by employing them in his factories. The film was directed by Steven Spielberg, and based on the novel Schindler's Ark...
), Piotr Adamczyk
Piotr Adamczyk
Piotr Adamczyk is a Polish actor.He portrayed Karol Wojtyła, who later became Pope John Paul II, in the movie Karol: A Man Who Became Pope and Karol: The Pope, The Man....
(Karol: A Man Who Became Pope
Karol: A Man Who Became Pope
Karol: A Man Who Became Pope is a 2005 TV miniseries directed by Giacomo Battiato, and created as a Polish-Italian-French-German and Canadian joint cooperation project...
) and Olgierd Łukaszewicz
Olgierd Łukaszewicz
Olgierd Łukaszewicz is a Polish film actor. He has appeared in over 60 films since his 1969 graduation from the Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic Arts in Kraków...
(Generał Nil
Generał Nil
Generał Nil is a Polish historical film, based on the life of Emil August Fieldorf. Directed by Ryszard Bugajski, it was released in 2009.- Awards :* Special Jury Award, 43rd WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival...
).
Entanglement was produced by Studio Filmowe Zebra with the support of the Polish Film Institute. The film was shot by a talented cinematographer Marcin Koszałka
Marcin Koszałka
Marcin Koszałka is a Polish cinematographer and documentary films director.He received two awards for best cinematography on Polish Film Festival for movies Pręgi and Rewers .-References:...
(Rewers
Rewers
Rewers is a 2009 Polish drama film with a fair portion of black humor, directed by Borys Lankosz.- Plot :The film is set in Warsaw in the 1950s, with a few flash-forwards to present-day Warsaw. The main character is Sabina, a quiet, shy woman who has just turned thirty, and lives together with her...
).
Other books and screenplays, as well as a TV series, based on Miłoszewski's work are in pre-production.