Istvan Vizvary

Istvan Vizvary (born April 22, 1975) is a Polish science fiction writer.[1]

He was born in Łódź to the family of Hungarian father and Polish mother.[1] With education in mathematics (University of Łódź), he works as a software engineer. He published a number of short stories and novels.[2]

Books

  • 2017: Vivo
  • 2023: Lagrange. Listy z Ziemi (Lagrange. Letters from the Earth)[3]
    From publisher's book cover: "Year 2069. Ecological catastrophe has deprived man of illusions of domination over Earth. However, dreams of colonizing planets around other stars are still alive. ESS Steropes goes with a three-person crew on a trial cruise to the vicinity of Saturn, to study the oceans of its moons and the old, abandoned space station. However, the test of new technologies quickly turns into a test for man"[4]

Awards

  • 2024: Polish Book of the Year award from Nowa Fantastyka magazine[5] for the book Lagrange. Listy z Ziemi (Lagrange. Letters from the Earth, 2023).

References

  1. 1 2 Goście XXXIII festiwalu, Festiwal Fantastyki SedeńCON
  2. ↑ Śląskie Dni Fantastyki 2024 – goście
  3. ↑ Vizvary, Istvan - "Lagrange. Listy z Ziemi"
  4. ↑ Istvan Vizvary „Lagrange. Listy z Ziemi”, publisher's webpage
  5. ↑ Nagrody "Nowej Fantastyki" 2024 przyznane, May 25, 2024
  6. ↑ "Nagroda Fandomu Polskiego im. Janusza A. Zajdla przyznana". wirtualnywydawca.pl (in Polish). 2024-09-22. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  7. ↑ Poznaliśmy Laureatów Nagrody Literackiej im. Jerzego Żuławskiego 2024