Authors / Sean Gasper Bye

Sean Gasper Bye is a translator of Polish literature focusing on contemporary fiction and literary reportage. His recent publications include Foucault in Warsaw by Remigiusz Ryziński and Ellis Island: A People’s History by Małgorzata Szejnert. He lives in Philadelphia.

Dispatch
The Power of the Polish Women’s Strike
Six months ago, I would never have placed myself in a police cordon of my own volition. But a lot has changed since then.
Katarzyna Boni April 1, 2021

Conversation
A Conversation with Mikołaj Grynberg
“I think the figure of the Jew is always used in times of crisis.”
Sean Gasper Bye April 21, 2020

Fiction
An Excerpt from Rejwach
“What it is about you, you Jews, that whatever anyone says about you, it’s never a neutral subject?”
Mikołaj Grynberg April 21, 2020