Adolf Rudnicki: Quick Facts

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Born	February 19, 1912 • Warsaw • Poland
Died	November 14, 1990 (aged 78) • Warsaw • Poland • (Anniversary tomorrow)
Notable Works	“Szczury” • “The Dead and the Living Sea” • “Żołnierze”

Olga Tokarczuk

Polish author

Czesław Miłosz

Polish-American author, translator, critic, and diplomat

Maria Dąbrowska

Polish author and critic

Adam Zagajewski

Polish writer

Józef Wittlin

Polish author

Ferdynand Goetel

Polish author

Mieczysław Jastrun

Polish author and poet

Stanisław Lem

Polish author

Isaac Bashevis Singer

American author

Henryk Sienkiewicz

Polish writer

Jerzy Andrzejewski

Polish author

Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz

Polish writer

Stefan Żeromski

Polish author

Witold Gombrowicz

Polish author

Kazimierz Brandys

Polish author

Zbigniew Herbert

Polish author

Kraszewski, detail of an oil painting by X.J. Kaniewski; in the National Museum, Warsaw

Józef Ignacy Kraszewski

Polish writer

Maria Kuncewiczowa

Polish author

Ignacy Krasicki

Polish poet

Tadeusz Konwicki

Polish writer, screenwriter, and film director

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