Agnieszka Drotkiewicz

is a writer. She has published several novels (“Paris London Dachau”, “Dla mnie to samo”, “Teraz”, “Nieszpory”) and collected interviews (two conducted along with Anna Dziewit: “Głośniej! Rozmowy z pisarkami” and “Teoria trutnia i inne”; and two by herself: “Jeszcze dzisiaj nie usiadłam” and “Piano rysuje sufit”). Agnieszka also published “Dusza światowa” – an extended interview with Dorota Masłowska. Together with Ewa Kuryluk, she wrote a book in the form of a conversation (“Manhattan i Mała Wenecja”), for which they received the Warsaw Literary Premiere Award.
Each of Us Is a Letter
Soul + Body
Breathe In

Each of Us Is a Letter

In his teachings and religious leadership, Jonathan Sacks emphasized the strength that comes from community and feeling grateful.
Agnieszka Drotkiewicz
The Queen’s Lily
World + People
Nature

The Queen’s Lily

In the 19th century, the giant lily was brought from Guyana to Victorian Britain. There, gardener Joseph Paxton displayed the plant’s remarkable architectural properties.
Agnieszka Drotkiewicz
The Lady and the Unicorn
Art + Stories
Experiences

The Lady and the Unicorn

The red is saturated and you can see the abundance of plants against it. Some of them are easy to identify, even for a moderately skilled naturalist: lily of the valley or daffodils here, wild strawberries there. Is this what the writer George Sand saw under her feet on a rainy day at Boussac Castle?
Agnieszka Drotkiewicz
A Voice of Hope
Art + Stories
Experiences

A Voice of Hope

From the Holocaust, concentration camps and the loss of his wife, famed psychotherapist Viktor Frankl endured some of the worst horrors a human can. When he emerged, it was with a message of hope… and a plan to share it.
Agnieszka Drotkiewicz
Beauty and Utility
Art + Stories
Experiences, Fiction

Beauty and Utility

William Morris was a man of many talents – among which he revived traditional British textile arts and popularized socialist ideas in Victorian society.
Agnieszka Drotkiewicz
Feeding the Soul
Soul + Body
Good Food

Feeding the Soul

The Poilâne bakery in Paris was founded in the 1930s. Today, it continues as a family business under the leadership of Apollonia Poilâne, baking some of the French capital’s finest bread.
Agnieszka Drotkiewicz
The Chameleon
Art + Stories
Experiences, Fiction

The Chameleon

The French novelist Romain Gary was ahead of his time – both in his discussion of now-timely themes, and in his ability to use a broad emotional palette across his stories.
Agnieszka Drotkiewicz
Audubon’s Birds
Art + Stories
Art

Audubon’s Birds

Today, the 19th-century American artist and ornithologist John James Audubon is considered one of the founding fathers of American ecology. But what makes his work so special?
Agnieszka Drotkiewicz
A Change in Perspective
Art + Stories
Experiences

A Change in Perspective

The historic Lusławice Manor is the home of Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki and his European Music Centre. It also houses a remarkable garden in its grounds.
Agnieszka Drotkiewicz
I’m Glad I Can Give Something
Art + Stories
Opinions

I’m Glad I Can Give Something

Polish opera singer Szymon Komasa talks about the difficulties playing troubled characters, his experiences performing in “The Magic Mountain”, and the beautiful garden of Krzysztof Penderecki.
Agnieszka Drotkiewicz
Swimming Is Like Zen
Art + Stories
Opinions

Swimming Is Like Zen

Swimming enthusiast Piotr Kieżun talks about the origin of swimming, changes in swimwear across the ages, and various swimmer writers and intellectuals.
Agnieszka Drotkiewicz
Responsibility Is Sexy
Art + Stories
Experiences

Responsibility Is Sexy

From his characters’ motives to the author’s own literary playfulness, a writer explores the universal appeal of freedom in the work of Edward St Aubyn.
Agnieszka Drotkiewicz