Adam Krzemiński

Adam Krzeminski ( born January 27, 1945 in Radecznica, powiat Zamoyski ) is a Polish journalist and writer.

Life

Krzemiński studied German at the University of Warsaw and the University of Leipzig. After graduation, he began his journalistic activities. Since 1973 he has been editor of the Polish political weekly magazine Polityka. He reports on aspects of German history and society. He is regarded in Poland as one of the preeminent experts in Germany. Krzemiński was, inter alia, guest editor of the time.

Awards

• Goethe Medal for his contributions to the German - Polish understanding (1993 )
• Essay writing prize of the Polish P.E.N. (1996)
• Great Federal Cross of Merit (1999)
• Viadrina Prize ( 2006)
• Samuel Bogumil Linde price, with Karl Schlogel (2010)

Works

• Gunter Hofmann: Debt & Atonement and Pride & Prejudice - Poland and German. Essays. Photos by Dirk Reinartz and Łukasz Trzciński. Edition Fototapeta, Berlin and others 2007, ISBN 978-3-940524-00-3.
• German -Polish silvering. Essays. Holzhausen, Vienna 2001, ISBN 3-85493-044-5.
• Poland in the 20th century. A historical essay. C. H. Beck, Munich 1993, ISBN 3-406-34068-7.
• These include its German plants "Time ", " The Mirror", and the "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung ". ( Source in Polish)