{"id":13434,"date":"2024-02-07T11:35:49","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T10:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/?p=13434"},"modified":"2024-02-07T11:54:31","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T10:54:31","slug":"a-quote-from-wislawa-szymborska-lit-up-the-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/en\/2024\/02\/07\/a-quote-from-wislawa-szymborska-lit-up-the-library\/","title":{"rendered":"A quote from Wis\u0142awa Szymborska lit up the library"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On January 27, 2024, we had the pleasure of visiting the Bib de Lettertuin in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre where we ceremoniously illuminated a neon sign featuring a quote from Wis\u0142awa Szymborska in Dutch.<\/p>\n<p>NL: Niets gebeurt tweemaal<br \/>PL: Nic dwa razy si\u0119 nie zdarza<br \/>EN: Nothing can ever happen twice<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, at the library, you will find a wealth of Polish literature, including books in Polish and works by Polish authors translated into Dutch.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13430\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13430\" class=\"wp-image-13430 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/02\/Szymborska-300x205.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/02\/Szymborska-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/02\/Szymborska-768x526.png 768w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/02\/Szymborska.png 831w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13430\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wis\u0142awa Szymborska, fot. Piotr Guzik \/ Fotorzepa \/ Forum<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The neon installation was funded and brought to life by the Polish Institute Brussels to honor Wis\u0142awa Szymborska on her 100th birthday in 2023. Wis\u0142awa Szymborska (1923-2012), a Polish poet, translator, and literary critic, was the esteemed recipient of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature.<\/p>\n<p>Another neon sign is on its way to the library in Jette, and more Polish books will soon be available in other Brussels libraries!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sint-pieters-woluwe.bibliotheek.be\/\"><strong>Visit the library<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Bib de Lettertuin<\/strong><br \/>Avenue des Grands Prix 63,\u00a0<br \/>1150 Woluwe-Saint-Pierre<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php 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