Hubert Klimko-Dobrzaniecki (b. 1967)  studied theology, philosophy as well as Icelandic language and literature. He wrote seven books (two collections of his poetry have appeared in Icelandic). For over 10 years he studied and worked in Reykjavik (including in a psychiatric hospital and an old people's home). He moved to Vienna in 2007.

Klimko-Dobrzaniecki published a collection of stories Stacja Bielawa Zachodnia (Station Bielawa Zachodnia) in 2003, reprinted as Wariat (Madman) in 2007. He earned his fame with a quasi-novel consisting of two novellas, Dom Róży. Krýsuvík (The House of Róża. Krýsuvík), shortlisted for Poland’s most prestigious literary prize, the Nike Prize. In 2007 Klimko published two novels, Kołysanka dla wisielca (Lullaby for the Hanged Man) and Raz. Dwa. Trzy (One. Two. Three). Also in 2007 he was shortlisted for the weekly Polityka’s prize for the most original young Polish artists.

His life story is a ready-made film script. He is a traveller, living in chilly Poland and even chillier Iceland, and also a theologian, philosopher and specialist in Icelandic philology. Based in Vienna, he travels all around Europe and is a sharp observer of his native Poland. To date his books have been published in Germany, France and Bulgaria, immediatelly winning both critical approval and readerly appreciation. His new novel will be published by Znak in 2010.