Polish Nobelist to set up foundation for writers

Polish literature Nobelist Olga Tokarczuk plans to open a foundation to aid authors and translators of literature. The foundation will be located in Wroclaw, southwest Poland. Tokarczuk, who announced her plan at a Monday press conference in Wroclaw, said the foundation will offer scholarships for writers and translators and educational programmes on literature, and will also function as an international contact and debate platform. The foundation will be housed in a villa once owned by renowned Polish poet Tymoteusz Karpowicz (1921-2005). Olga Tokarczuk, a Polish novelist, poet and essayist, is the 15th woman to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. She also holds the 2018 Man Booker International Prize.