Władysław Orkan

Władysław Orkan (born November 27, 1875, Poręba Wielka, Austria-Hungary [now in Poland]—died May 14, 1930, Kraków, Poland) was a Polish poet and writer who eloquently portrayed the people of the Tatra Mountains. Born into a family of poor highlanders, Orkan received an incomplete education. During World War I he volunteered in the Polish legions. Most of his works are set in the region of his birth and depict the poverty-stricken lives of the highlanders set...