The firm is developing “an immersive role-playing game set in a science-fantasy world” based around one of Tokarczuk’s books.
Culture
Polish president to face court accused of insulting citizens of own country
Andrzej Duda called suggested that fellow Poles who visited the cinema to watch the film Green Border are “swine”.
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Polish restaurants change name of “Russian” dumplings to “Ukrainian”
Pierogi ruskie, one of Poland’s favourite dishes, have been renamed as pierogi ukraińskie in a show of solidary.
Polish theatre protests removal of director after “anti-government” play
Regional authorities claim the director breached procurement regulations and failed to “care for the good name of the theatre”.
Poland’s multicultural music landscape: from Afro-Polish folk to Polish jazz from Peru
Zula Rabikowska
Five musicians with mixed cultural heritage talk about their identity and music.
Supermarkets rebrand as bus stations and book clubs to evade Sunday trading ban
Retailers have been seeking new ways to remain open after the government closed a previous loophole.
Nine Polish books you must read before you die
Filip Mazurczak
Our rundown of the Polish works included in the global “1,001 Books You Must Read Before You Die”.
Agnieszka Holland in conversation with Stanley Bill
The acclaimed Polish filmmaker discusses the role of art in times of crisis.
Stolen 16th-century painting returned to Poland by Sweden
Poland’s culture minister thanked Sweden for its “exemplary cooperation” in returning the stolen artwork.
Ruling party proposes law requiring 80% of music on daytime radio to be Polish
At least half of content across the whole month would need to be Polish, which would be the highest such quota in Europe.
Polish geographers create map of the Witcher world
The map will feature in a new atlas showing “Poland in the contemporary world”.
Stolen 16th century icon returned to Poland by German museum
The artwork was spotted in Germany by an employee of Poland’s culture ministry.
National Museum in Warsaw buys 14 works by Chagall with government grant
The purchase is part of a government strategy to enrich collections with Polish and European art.
Poland’s 200-year-old flower carpet tradition added to UNESCO heritage list
The floral pathways are created by families for the Corpus Christi procession.
