Wojciech Orliński


Wojciech Orliński is a Polish journalist, writer, and blogger. In the 1990s, he was a member of the Polish Socialist Party. Between 1997 and 2021, he was a regular columnist for Gazeta Wyborcza. From 2011 to 2021, he was also the president of the Solidarity trade union at Agora, the newspaper's publisher. Since 2020, he has been working as a chemistry teacher.
He has written several books, including an alternate history novel, an encyclopaedic guide to Stanisław Lem, a biography of Stanisław Lem, three travel books and an essay on dangers connected with the development of the Internet. He has also published science-fiction stories and opinion pieces in Nowa Fantastyka.

Works

Books

Co to są sepulki? Wszystko o Lemie – a book about Stanisław Lem
  • *In 2012 an interactive version of the book was released for iPad under the title "Lemologia, czyli co to są sepulki?"
  • Mark Barber – Urban Legends – preface to the Polish edition and a chapter about Polish urban legendsAmeryka nie istnieje – a book describing the author's journey across the US.Internet. Czas się bać – a book busting myths about the goodness of Internet and showing the dangers.10 lat emocji. Kino polskie 2005–2015 – a book about Polish cinemaPolska nie istnieje – the book, set in the early 21st century, follows a protagonist's journey as he travels across Europe and eventually to the US, encountering a world shaped by an alternate history where the 1877 US workers' strike had sparked a socialist revolution, leading to a vastly different political reality all over the world, with Poland among others not existing.Lem. Życie nie z tej ziemi – a biography of Stanisław LemCzłowiek, który wynalazł internet – a biography of Paul BaranLem w PRL-u – a book about Stanisław Lem during the Polish People's RepublicKopernik. Rewolucje – a biography of Nicolaus Copernicus

Short stories

Retro Śnieżka Wszystkie szajby świata Diabeł warszawski Socpunk Stanlemian
  • ''Conrad Street''

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