The writer’s death was confirmed by people close to him. One of such people is the poet and literary critic Anna Janko, who published a post on Facebook. She also decided to respond to one of the Internet users’ comments: “He was found at home this morning. And yesterday, I thought about calling him, but I was in a bad mood.”
According to the Tricity branch, the writer was found dead in his apartment. It has been initially ruled out that third parties contributed to the death, but the circumstances of the death will be determined by the prosecutor.
Paweł Huelle is dead. Who was the Gdańsk writer?
Paweł Huelle was born on September 10, 1957 in Gdańsk. He was a Polish writer and poet, as well as a columnist of “Gazeta Wyborcza”. Huelle’s work is mainly associated with the subject of his hometown, Gdańsk.
His most popular book is his debut novel “Weiser Dawidek”, published in 1987. The title tells the story of the mysterious disappearance of a thirteen-year-old boy of Jewish origin in Gdańsk in the 1950s. The novel is also an attempt to literary tame this city, which became part of Poland only in 1945.
He is also the author of several other books. His works included, among others: “Moving Stories”, “Mercedes-Benz”, “Castorp” and “The Last Supper”. In the 1980s, he was associated with the underground press – he worked as a journalist in the Solidarity Press Information Office. In the years 1994-1998 he was the director of the Gdańsk Center of Polish Television (today: TVP3 Gdańsk).
In addition to the previously mentioned Anna Janko, Jacek Dehnel also decided to commemorate the writer by posting an extensive post on social media. “He was – after Iwaszkiewicz’s death – one of the greatest masters of storytelling in our literature. These are texts-miracles, masterpieces of Nuremberg work, in which there is enough space for three novels in a small box,” he wrote on Facebook.
Paying tribute to Huelle, he added: “He was a master of anecdotes, sometimes malicious, but always told beautifully. But also a man who was able to stand against local bonzos, such as Dr. Elefant or Monsignor J., by standing on the side of their victims. History proved him right. He gave us – readers of Polish literature, but also the inhabitants of Gdańsk – a lot and I think he got too little in return. I waited for each of his books.
Source: Gazeta
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