Ryszard Kapuściński

Ryszard Kapuściński

Ryszard Kapuściński  listen (info • help); 4 March 1932 – 23 January 2007) was a popular Polish journalist. He was well regarded both at home, and abroad. During his life he became known for his way of reporting news. He was a foreign correspondent for the Polish press agency. He was shortlisted as a candidate for the Nobel Prize for Literature, but also received many other awards. He is one of the Polish authors whose works get translated most often.

Ryszard Kapuściński Media

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  House where Kapuściński's family lived in Pinsk in the 1930s (photo from 2009) at Błotna Street (now Suvorov Street 43)

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  Kapuściński with Julia Hartwig in Warsaw, 2006

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  Kapuściński commemorative plaque in Warsaw