Prof. Stanisław Bereś’s birthday plane tree

On 4 May 2022, right by the Oder River next to the Institute of Journalism and Social Communication, we unveiled a jubilee sycamore named after an outstanding scientist, literary critic, translator, and poet, for most of his professional life associated with our university. We encourage you to see the photo gallery from the event.

Stanisław Bereś (b. 1950) – literary historian, critic, essayist, poet and translator; professor at the Institute of Journalism and Social Communication of University of Wrocław. In 1979-1987, lectured at the Public Academy of Theatre; 1987-1993 at Université Charles-de-Gaulle Lille 3. Editor of Telewizyjne Wiadomości Literackie and the cultural magazine Latarnik; member of the jury for the Nike Literary Award and the Angelus Central European Literary Award; editor-in-chief of the Biblioteka Narodowa series. Author of documentary films: Biały brat Papuasów, Ciało kamienia, Wydaj to sam. He has published 27 books, devoted to, among others: Stanisław Lem, Tadeusz Konwicki, Tadeusz Gajcy, Andrzej Sapkowski, Rafał Wojaczek.