Adam Zagajewski | |
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Adam Zagajewski in 2014 | |
| Born | 21 June 1945 Lwów, Poland |
| Died | 21 March 2021 (aged 75) Kraków, Poland |
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| Nationality | Polish |
| Alma mater | Jagiellonian University |
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Adam Zagajewski (21 June 1945 – 21 March 2021) was a Polish poet, novelist, translator, and essayist. He was awarded the 2004 Neustadt International Prize for Literature. He was thought to be a leading poet of the Generation of '68, or Polish New Wave (Polish: Nowa fala), and one of Poland's most well known contemporary poets.
Zagajewski died on 21 March 2021 at the age of 75 in Krakow.