Jerzy Illg
Jerzy Illg was born in 1950 in Poznań (like many other good and hardworking people). He is a publisher, literary critic and a literary adventurer. Since 1992 he has been the Editor-in-Chief of Znak Publishers. He took part in the first Polish hippie rallies in 1968 which prevented him from making several mistakes later on in his life. During the martial law in Poland he was fired from the Uniwersytet Śląski and this became a real smile of fortune as it directed his steps towards the publishing world. Three times a participant of the Nobel Prize celebrations, he quickly realized that fame and fortune was not for him. Friendship is what he values most.