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Witold Szabłowski (Poland, 1980) is a journalist and writer. He studied journalism and Political Science at the University of Warsaw and also spent some time studying in Istanbul. He did an internship at CNN Turkey and fell in love with the country. This led to a series of reportages, a number of which were included in his much praised collection, Zabójca z miasta moreli (‘Killer from the Apricot city’). Szabłowski received a number of prizes and distinctions for this book including the Melchior Wańkowicz Award 2008. In 2010 his reportage, Dziś przypłyną tu dwa trupy, (‘Two bodies washed ashore today’) was awarded the Journalism Prize from the European Parliament. At this moment he is working from Warsaw on a new project for which he is throwing himself into the absurd world of the people's republic of Poland.