Adam Bahdaj

Adam Bahdaj (born 2 January 1918 in Zakopane, died 7 May 1985 in Warsaw) was a Polish translator and writer, known in the 1960s and 1970s for his young adult novels.[1][2] He was awarded the Gold Cross of Merit in 1975.[1]

Selected works

  • Piraci z Wysp Śpiewających [Pirates of the Singing Islands]. Nasza Ksiegarnia. 1966. - listed in the 1984 IBBY honour list[3]
  • Telemach w dżinsach [Telemachus in jeans]. Krajowa Agencja Wydawn. 1979.[2]
  • Gdzie twój dom, Telemachu? [Where is your home, Telemachus?]. Krajowa Agencja Wydawn. 1982.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Bahdaj Adam – Słownik Pisarzy i Badaczy XX i XXI w." [Adam Bahdaj – Dictionary of Writers and Literary Scholars of the 20th and 21st Centuries]. pisarzeibadacze.ibl.edu.pl. Archived from the original on 22 January 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Kłos, Joanna (2016). "Telemachus in Jeans: Adam Bahdaj's Reception of the Myth about Odysseus's Son". Our Mythical Childhood... The Classics and Literature for Children and Young Adults. Brill. pp. 333–345. ISBN 978-90-04-31342-2. JSTOR 10.1163/j.ctv2gjwz9p.26.
  3. ^ "IBBY Honour Book | 1984 | Awards and Honors". LibraryThing.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
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