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“40 years wiser, 40 years stupider”: Marek on getting old, 1980

November 13, 2014 By Adam Zulawski Leave a Comment

Marek and Maria Zulawski in 1984

 Today’s excerpt follows on from last week’s in which Marek nearly died on the Baltic Sea. Recalling that episode leads him to mull over just how much life he really does have left after all these years.

The second volume of Study for a Self-Portrait is dedicated to my mother, but it’s only in the more intimate sections where he addresses her as directly as this. They had gotten married earlier that year and were together until death did them part in 1985.

Back then, I was how old?

20.

In other words, half a century ago. More even.

Today, fear has come back to me again and I don’t know how to deal with it.… Keep reading

Filed Under: London, Memoir Tagged With: 1980, Getting older, Maria Zulawski, Richmond, Yoga

Jesus in St John’s Wood, 1980

September 4, 2014 By Adam Zulawski Leave a Comment

'The Baptism of Jesus Christ' by Marek Zulawski, 1982, Our Lady's Church in St John's Woods

'The Baptism of Jesus Christ' is a massive painting by Marek in Our Lady's Church on Lisson Grove in St John's Wood. This memoir entry from 1980 is about my dad's initial talks with Father McGowan to get the project going. The painting was completed in 1982, just three years before his death, and it's still there today. Although my dad wasn't around for most of my upbringing, Our Lady's Church was a regular feature - I always looked up at that painting and thought of him whenever I had to attend. - AZ

I’m waiting to hear the decision on an important matter for me, very important indeed.… Keep reading

Filed Under: London, Memoir Tagged With: 1980, 1982, Abbey Road, Lisson Grove, Religion, St John's Wood

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Adam Zulawski

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I run the English section at Culture.pl, and am co-founder of the podcast Stories From The Eastern West. I'm also a freelance writer and Polish-to-English translator. In my spare time, I also run TranslatingMarek.com. Download my free e-book about Poland's capital after it was almost completely destroyed by the Nazis: 'In the Shadow of the Mechanised Apocalypse: Warsaw 1946'

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