Zbigniew Jasiński Zbigniew Jasiński i(A41921 works by)
Born: Established: 1908 Lodz,
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Poland,
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Eastern Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 1984
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1952
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BiographyHistory

Zbigniew Jasiński's work was mainly published in Polish. He studied journalism in Warsaw and during WW II was a member of the Polish underground resistance movement. He emigrated to England in 1945, and after seven years re-emigrated to Australia.

In Australia he worked as a bookkeeper. He was a member of the Union of Polish Writers Abroad (London). In 1954 he won third prize in the Radio Free Europe (Munich) Competition for his radio play Rzecz o Korkach i Piorkach. He became known particularly for his poem Zadamy amunicji [Give us ammunition] which has been translated into many languages.

Jasiński had articles published in Polish News (Sydney) and Polish Weekly (Melbourne), as well as in Polish newspapers in London and Paris.

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Notes

  • Author writes in these languages : POLISH
  • For details of works by this author in languages other than English, which do not currently appear in AustLit, see A Bibliography of Australian Multicultural Writers by Sneja Gunew et al (Geelong: Centre for Studies in Literary Education, Humanities, Deakin University, 1992).
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