Maciej
Jakubowiak

Maciej Jakubowiak (1987, Poland) is an essayist and literary critic, and editor of a cultural magazine Dwutygodnik.com. He has authored two books: Nieuchronny plagiat (Inevitable Plagiarism, 2017) and Ostatni ludzie. Wymyślanie końca świata (The Last People. Inventing the End of the World, 2021). He holds a PhD in literary studies from the Jagiellonian University. He is a member of a jury of the Warsaw Literary Prize. He lives in Kraków, with his wife, daughter, and two adopted dogs. Proudly vegan.

Photograph © J. Nadziejko

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The Red Light by Maciej Jakubowiak

Polish writer Maciej Jakubowiak reflects on his grandmother’s absolute faith in a red blinking light, in this essay translated by Mark Ordon.