Pieprzony los Kataryniarza

1995 novel by Rafał A. Ziemkiewicz

Pieprzony los Kataryniarza ("The Screwed-up Fate of an Organ-Grinder") is a 1995 science fiction novel by the Polish science fiction writer Rafał Ziemkiewicz. It was published in Poland by superNOWA. The novel received the prime Polish award for science-fiction literature, Janusz A. Zajdel Award, in 1995.

The novel has a cyberpunk theme. It is set in the 21st century Poland, and its protagonist is a hacker who suddenly stumbles upon documents that may affect the future of Europe and the world.

In the world of the novel, "organ-grinder" is a slang term for the "indirect controller", an operator of the World Net, whose actions resemble the kranking of the street organ.

Reviews

  • (in Polish) Wojciech Orliński, "Pieprzony los kataryniarza" Rafała A. Ziemkiewicza, 9 October 2003, Gazeta Wyborcza
  • (in Polish) Kawerna.pl
  • v
  • t
  • e
Collections of stories
  • Władca szczurów
  • Skarby stolinów
  • Zero złudzeń
  • Czerwone dywany, odmierzony krok
  • Cała kupa wielkich braci
  • Coś mocniejszego
Novels
  • Wybrańcy Bogów
  • Pieprzony los Kataryniarza
  • Walc stulecia
  • Ciało obce
  • Ognie na skałach
  • Żywina
Opinion journalism
  • Zero zdziwień
  • Viagra mać
  • Frajerzy
  • Polactwo
  • Michnikowszczyzna. Zapis choroby
  • Czas wrzeszczących staruszków


Poland

This article about a Poland-related book is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e
Stub icon

This article about a 1990s science fiction novel is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

See guidelines for writing about novels. Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page.

  • v
  • t
  • e