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Born August 4, 1904 • Russia
Died July 25, 1969 (aged 64) • France
Notable Works theatrical production • “Ferdydurke”
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Maria Dąbrowska
Polish author and critic
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Jerzy Andrzejewski
Polish author
Stefan Żeromski, pastel by Leon Wyczótłkowski, 1904; in the National Museum, Kraków, Poland.
Stefan Żeromski
Polish author
Olga Tokarczuk
Olga Tokarczuk
Polish author
Kazimierz Pochwalski: Henryk Sienkiewicz
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Polish writer
Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz, lithograph by François Le Villain after a portrait by Fabian Sarnecki.
Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz
Polish writer
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Kazimierz Brandys
Polish author
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Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz
Polish poet
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Leon Kruczkowski
Polish author
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Karol Irzykowski
Polish author and critic
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Ferdynand Goetel
Polish author
Witkiewicz, Stanislaw Ignacy
Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz
Polish writer and painter
Prus, Bolesław
Bolesław Prus
Polish writer
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Juliusz Kaden-Bandrowski
Polish writer
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Antoni Słonimski
Polish writer and translator
Reymont, Władysław Stanisław
Władysław Stanisław Reymont
Polish author
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Tadeusz Miciński
Polish writer
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Gabriela Zapolska
Polish author
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German author
Engraving of Miguel de Cervantes, shown with a mustache and beard, wearing a ruffled collar and cloak, based on works by Gregorio Ferro and Fernando Selma.
Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish writer