Przemysław Borkowski (born 1973) is a crime fiction and thriller book author, columnist, and comedian. He is a co-founder of the cabaret comedy group of Kabaret Moralnego Niepokoju.
History
Przemysław Borkowski was born in 1973, in Olsztyn, Poland, and grew up in nearby village of Dywity. Currently, he lives in Warsaw, Poland.
He had studied the polish studies at the Faculty of Polish Studies of the University of Warsaw. In 1993, while in university, together with his friends, Mikołaj Cieślak, and Robert Górski, they formed a student cabaret group, titled Klub Poszukiwaczy Prawdy i Piękna (Club of the Seekers of Truth and Beauty). In 1995, it was renamed to the Kabaret Moralnego Niepokoju (Cabaret of Moral Anxiety). The group gained huge popularity, eventually becoming one of the most famous cabaret groups in Poland.
In 2000, Borkowski, Cieślak, and Górski, had written and published together a poetry book titled Zeszyt w trzy linie.
Borkowski is a crime fiction and thriller book author. His first novel, titled Gra w pochowanego, was published in 2009. He is also a columnist for web portal Onet.pl, and magazines Kariera, and Metropol. In the past he also wrote for magazines Przekrój and Fronda.
Bibliography
2000: Zeszyt w trzy linie (poetry book; co-written with Mikołaj Cieślak and Robert Górski) 2001: Miasteczko Dermań (short story; published in Fronda, issue 23/24) 2009: Gra w pochowanego (novel; published by Fabryka Słów) 2011: Opowieści Central Parku (collection of short stories; published by Pisze Się) 2013: Hotel Zaświat (novel; published by Oficynka) 2017: Zakładnik (novel; published by Czwarta Strona) 2018: Niedobry pasterz (novel; published by Czwarta Strona) 2019: Widowisko (novel; published by Czwarta strona) 2020: Rytuał łowcy (novel; published by Czwarta Strona) 2021: Śmierć nie ucieknie (novel; published by Czwarta Strona) 2022: Wieża strachu (novel; published by Czwarta Strona)
Filmography
Acting
2007: Ryś as a young and honest person
2017–2018: The Chairman's Ear: Józef Piłsudski (episode 14) actor portraying Józef Piłsudski (episode 50) 2021: Beautiful and Unemployed as Roman (episode 12)
Others
2012: Hans Kloss: More Than Death at Stake (coordination of reenactment groups) 2023: Emigracja XD (episode 10) (cinematographer's assistant)