Year of Lem

The year of 2021 is declared to be the Year of Stanisław Lem in Poland, according to the November 27, 2020 resolution of Sejm (the lower house of the parliament of Poland) which assigned several patrons for the year, so that 2021 is to be known as the Stanisław Lem Year, Stefan Wyszyński Year, Cyprian Norwid Year, Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński Year, Tadeusz Różewicz Year, as well as the Constitution of 3 May Year in Poland.[1] 2021 is the year of the 100th Stanisław Lem anniversary.

History

A petition dated by March 11, 2020 about the declaration of the Year of Lem was submitted to Marshal of Sejm by Wydawnictwo Literackie (a major publisher of Stanisław Lem's books), the Kraków Festival Bureau, and the Stanisław Lem Poland of the Future Foundation (Polish: Fundacja Polska Przyszłośći im. Stanisława Lema). This initiative was supported, among others, by President Andrzej Duda. [2][3]

On July 11 2020 a draft resolution was submitted to Sejm, [4] and the final resolution was approved on November 27, 2020.[5]

Activities

The preparation for this celebration have been underway in Kraków, the city associated with Lem, for several years. These preparation include the establishment of Kraków Centre of Literature and Language "Planet Lem" intended to popularize the works of Lem and to supplement the project "Lem 2021", implemented within the UNESCO program "Kraków is the City of Literature ("Kraków Miasto Literatury "). [2]

In 2021 Wydawnictwo Literackie is planning to release a new biography of Lem by Agnieszka Gajewska of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and the book Lem in PRL by Wojciech Orliński about the peripeteias of Lem in People's Republic of Poland, as well as new editions of Lem's books. [6]

The major event will be the celebration of Lem's birthday (September 12-14) at the ICE Kraków Congress Centre. Lem will be the focus of number of regular events, such as Children's Literature Festival and Sacrum Profanum Festival, as well as in theaters, musical works, symposia and conferences. [7]

Polish video game developer Starward Industries announced a forthcoming game based on Lem's The Invincible.[8] The release is planned on the second half of 2021[9][10]

References
  1. "Sejm wybrał patronów roku 2021"
  2. Rok Stanisława Lema w 2021 roku? Do Sejmu trafiła petycja w tej sprawie, July 30, 2020
  3. "LIST DO MARSZAŁEK SEJMU RP" (Letter to the Marshal of Sejm of Polish Republic)
  4. Poselski projekt uchwały w sprawie uznania roku 2021 Rokiem Stanisława Lema w 100. rocznicę urodzin
  5. "UCHWAŁA SEJMU RZECZYPOSPOLITEJ POLSKIEJ z dnia 27 listopada 2020 r. w sprawie ustanowienia roku 2021 Rokiem Stanisława Lema"
  6. Wydawnictwo Literackie szykuje się na ROK LEMA,November 30, 2020
  7. ""Jego książki były przejawem wolności". Sejm wybrał patrona 2021 roku" Novermer 28, 2020
  8. Maher, Cian (September 15, 2020). "The Invincible Is A Next-Gen Game Inspired By Stanislaw Lem, From Former Witcher Devs". TheGamer.com. The Gamer. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  9. "GRA NA PODSTAWIE KSIĄŻKI "NIEZWYCIĘŻONY" "
  10. "2021 Rokiem Lema. W planach biografia, gra i potężne centrum literackie", wyborcza.pl, November 27, 2020
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