Istvan Vizvary

Istvan Vizvary (born April 22, 1975) is a Polish science fiction writer.^[1]

He was born in Łódź to the family of Hungarian father and Polish mother.^[1] With education in mathematics (University of Łódź), he works as a software engineer. He published a number of short stories and novels.^[2]

Books

• 2017: Vivo
• 2023: Lagrange. Listy z Ziemi (Lagrange. Letters from the Earth)^[3]

  From publisher's book cover: "Year 2069. Ecological catastrophe has deprived man of illusions of domination over Earth. However, dreams of colonizing planets around other stars are still alive. ESS Steropes goes with a three-person crew on a trial cruise to the vicinity of Saturn, to study the oceans of its moons and the old, abandoned space station. However, the test of new technologies quickly turns into a test for man"^[4]

Awards

• 2024: Polish Book of the Year award from Nowa Fantastyka magazine^[5] for the book Lagrange. Listy z Ziemi (Lagrange. Letters from the Earth, 2023).

• 2024: Janusz A. Zajdel Award for Lagrange. Listy z Ziemi.^[6]
• 2024: Jerzy Żuławski Literary Award for Lagrange. Listy z Ziemi.^[7]