Wiesław Adam Berger

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Wiesław Adam Berger (6 June 1926 in Ostrava-Přívoz - 15 January 1998 in Ostrava) was a Polish writer from Zaolzie.

Berger lived from 1927 to 1940 (and also several years after World War II) in the village of Błędowice Dolne. During World War II he was deported to Germany. Later he attended Cyprian Norwid Polish Liceum in Villard-de-Lans in France, and after war Juliusz Słowacki Polish Gymnasium in Orłowa. Berger worked since 1948 as an electrician in the theatre in Ostrava. He was a member of PZKO (Polish Cultural and Educational Union) and several literary organizations.

Berger had unusual ability rise above regional problems and he is notable among the Polish writers of Zaolzie, because his works were not so much influenced by regional themes. Berger often called for Polish and Czech cooperation and he often used French themes in his works.

[edit] Works

[edit] Short stories collections

• Świerszcze w głowie (1979)
• Zmysły (1981)
• Idę. Concorde (1984)
• Most nad Łucyną (1987)
• Okay (1988)
• Marienbad (1995)
• Za późno (1996)

[edit] References

• Kaszper, Kazimierz. "Dobry człowiek, wspaniały artysta", Głos Ludu, 22 January 2008, p. 5. 
• Málková, Iva; and Svatava Urbanová (2001). Literární slovník severní Moravy a Slezska (1945-2000). Olomouc: Votobia. ISBN 80-7198-515-5.