First Things
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First Things is a novel in stories. In this, his latest work, Hubert Klimko--Dobrzaniecki, a writer of European renown, describes the key moments of his life, in a funny, ironic, at times a little macabre way. The real is intertwined with the fi ctional here, fantasy with the grotesque, and the whole is held together by a wild sense of humour. As a result, what we get is a brilliantly written, gripping, witty and wise story about a forty- -year-old who, for the fi rst time ever, seriously refl ects on his life. This is outstanding writing, mainly because of the author’s juicy style and incredible imagination.
Klimko is a natural born writer. You are not likely to find the Poland and the Iceland he describes in any guidebook.
The author’s life story is a ready-made fi lm 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, immediately winning both critical approval and readers’ appreciation.
About the author:
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 His life story is a ready-made film script. He is a traveller, living in chilly
