The Peasants

work by Reymont

Also known as: “Chłopi”

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"The Peasants" is a four-volume novel by Władysław Stanisław Reymont, published between 1904 and 1909. This epic work chronicles the lives of Polish peasants through the changing seasons of a year. Reymont, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1924, wrote the novel almost entirely in peasant dialect, reflecting his own background and his commitment to portraying rural life authentically. The novel is considered a significant work of Naturalism in Polish literature.12

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Władysław Stanisław Reymont
(1904–09; The Peasants; filmed 1973), is a chronicle of peasant life during the four seasons of a year. Written almost entirely in peasant dialect, it has been translated into many languages and won for Reymont the Nobel Prize.
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(1904–09; The Peasants; filmed 1973), is a chronicle of peasant life during the four seasons of a year. Written almost entirely in peasant dialect, it has been translated into many languages and won for Reymont the Nobel Prize.
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