Daniel Łubiński (Dans Lubinskis) is a translator who is a native of Riga and who was raised in a bilingual Polish-Latvian environment. He has been living in Poland since the early 1990s. He graduated in Latvian Philology and he is currently teaching Latvian language, literature and literary translation at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan. He has translated a wide variety of literary texts, from poems, short stories, novels, and children's books, to theatre plays, essays, articles, and film scripts. In 2022, he served as a mentor for an emerging Polish literary translators seminar organized by the Latvian Literature Platform, and is a proud member of the Polish Literary Translator's Association.
Witold Sulek. Latvian Literature in Poland. Interview with translator Daniel Łubiński // RadioOpole, November 2024 [PL]
Ukojenie dla drzewa Adama
Ukojenie dla drzewa Adama (Mierinājums Ādama kokam)
Title
: Ukojenie dla drzewa AdamaTitle*
: Mierinājums Ādama kokamAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Short Stories
Language
:Polish
Publisher
:Wydawnictwo KEW (Kolegium Europy Wschodniej), Poland
Pages
:Year
:2017
Copyrights
:Inga Žolude, Dienas grāmata
Synopsis
:"A Solace for Adam’s Tree" was a winner of the 2011 European Union Prize for Literature. It brings together 13 short stories that are all united by an idea that is profound and compelling: to reflect on life and death.
Podano do stołu. Savoir-vivre dla dzieci
Podano do stołu. Savoir-vivre dla dzieci (Pie galda)
Title
: Podano do stołu. Savoir-vivre dla dzieciTitle*
: Pie galdaAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Polish
Pages
:64
Year
:2018
Copyrights
:Droši un koši, the author, the illustrator
Synopsis
:In a friendly way, it introduces children to the beginnings of etiquette and the basic principles of table manners.
Mleko matki
Mleko matki (Mātes piens)
Title
: Mleko matkiTitle*
: Mātes piensAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:Polish
Publisher
:Sonia Draga, Poland
Pages
:Year
:2021
Synopsis
:This novel considers the effects of Soviet rule on a single individual. The central character tries to follow her calling as a doctor. But then the state steps in. Banished to a village, her sense of isolation increases.
Mleko matki
Mleko matki (Mātes piens)
Title
: Mleko matkiTitle*
: Mātes piensAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:Polish
Publisher
:Sonia Draga
Pages
:243
Year
:2021
Copyrights
:author, publisher
Synopsis
:The novel deals with the post-war period and follows the destinies of three generations of women, with the narrative focused mostly on the 1970s and 1980s.
Jełgawa ʼ94
Jełgawa ʼ94 (Jelgava 94)
Title
: Jełgawa ʼ94Title*
: Jelgava 94Authors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:Polish
Publisher
:Marpress
Pages
:344
Year
:2022
Copyrights
:the author
Synopsis
:The story takes place in the Latvian town of Jelgava and centers around the rather short-lived craze for heavy metal music in the 1990s.
Skarbeniek
Skarbeniek (Jaukumiņš)
Title
: SkarbeniekTitle*
: JaukumiņšAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:Polish
Publisher
:Wydawnictwo Marpress
Pages
:371
Year
:2024
Copyrights
:The author
Synopsis
:This is the story of one woman’s efforts to keep afloat, and her journey to connect feminism to motherhood, find independence in capitalism, and spotlight reality through stand-up comedy.
