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Born August 4, 1904 • Russia
Died July 25, 1969 (aged 64) • France
Notable Works theatrical production • “Ferdydurke”
Maria Dąbrowska
Polish author and critic
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
Kazimierz Brandys
Polish author
Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz
Polish poet
Leon Kruczkowski
Polish author
Karol Irzykowski
Polish author and critic
Ferdynand Goetel
Polish author
Witkiewicz, Stanislaw Ignacy
Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz
Polish writer and painter
Prus, Bolesław
Bolesław Prus
Polish writer
Juliusz Kaden-Bandrowski
Polish writer
Antoni Słonimski
Polish writer and translator
Reymont, Władysław Stanisław
Władysław Stanisław Reymont
Polish author
Tadeusz Miciński
Polish writer
Gabriela Zapolska
Polish author
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German author
Miguel de Cervantes
Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish writer