Zbigniew Mentzel
Zbigniew Mentzel (b. 1951) graduated in Polish Philology from the Warsaw University. Until 13 December, 1981 (the day martial law was introduced in Poland) he was assistant professor at the Warsaw University Chair of Polish Culture and wrote articles for the Polityka weekly. Thereafter he worked for the Puls émigré publishing house in London. When the communist era ended in Poland, Zbigniew Mentzel became Puls’ representative in Poland and editor of the Puls bimonthly.
He is the author of three books: a grotesque chronicle of cultural life Pod kreską. Ostatnie kwartały PRL (In The Red. The Last Months of the People’s Republic of Poland) and two collections of short stories, Laufer (Bishop) and Niebezpieczne narzędzie w ustach (The Dangerous Instrument in the Mouth). He also edited three volumes of essays by one of the most eminent Polish philosophers, Leszek Kołakowski. His feuilletons have appeared in 'Tygodnik Powszechny', 'Przekrój' and the Warsaw Stock Exchange bulletin 'Parkiet'.
He is the author of three books: a grotesque chronicle of cultural life Pod kreską. Ostatnie kwartały PRL (In The Red. The Last Months of the People’s Republic of Poland) and two collections of short stories, Laufer (Bishop) and Niebezpieczne narzędzie w ustach (The Dangerous Instrument in the Mouth). He also edited three volumes of essays by one of the most eminent Polish philosophers, Leszek Kołakowski. His feuilletons have appeared in 'Tygodnik Powszechny', 'Przekrój' and the Warsaw Stock Exchange bulletin 'Parkiet'.
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