Jan Błoński

Jan Błoński (15 January 1931 – 10 February 2009) was a Polish historian, literary critic, publicist and translator. He was a leading representative of the Kraków school of literary criticism, which wielded significant influence in postwar Poland.

Professor of the Jagiellonian University, Błoński was habilitated there for the work entitled ''Mikołaj Sęp Szarzyński and the beginnings of the Polish Baroque.'' He was the literary editor for the publication of Witold Gombrowicz's collected works in 1986–88 through ''Wydawnictwo Literackie''. He was also the Fellow of Collegium Invisibile. In 1996–2001 he served as juror for the Nike Literary Award. In November 1995 he was awarded the Kraków Book of the Month Award for the collected works of Sławomir Mrożek, his long-time friend from the Stalinist period. Provided by Wikipedia