My First Suicide

Author Bio

Jerzy Pilch is one of Poland’s most important contemporary writers and journalists. In addition to his long-running satirical newspaper column, Pilch has published several novels, and has been nominated for Poland’s prestigious NIKE Literary Award four times; he won the Award in 2001 for The Mighty Angel. His books have been translated into numerous languages, and his novels A Thousand Peaceful Cities—chosen as a Kirkus Reviews Best of 2010 book — and The Mighty Angel are also available in English translation from Open Letter.