Sławomir Mrożek
S?awomir Mro˝ek

- Daddy, what is the 'proze of life'?

- Mummy

SŁAWOMIR MROŻEK
(born in 1930)

Playwright, writer, satiricist and cartoonist. Creator of self standing satrical cartoons and illustrations for various literary pieces, articles and weekly columns. Made his debut as caricaturist in 1950 in Szpilki. Later, contributed to Dziennik Polski, Życie Literackie, Od a do Z, Sztandar Młodych, Nowa Kultura, Po prostu, Przekrój. His drawings were published in Polish press till 1968 and then again in 1973 in Szpilki (till 1982). Since 1989 contributes regularly to Tygodnik Powszechny, Przekrój, Rzeczpospolita and Gazeta Wyborcza. In 1963-1996 lived abroad, mainly in France, and since 1990 in Mexico. Awarded the Gold Pin with Laurel (złota szpilka z wawrzynem) in 1980.