Henryk Sienkiewicz
Henryk Sienkiewicz (May 5 1846 - November 15 1916) was a Polish novelist, one of the most outstanding Polish writers of the second half of 19th century.
Since published his novels in series in newspapers, he was immensely popular and loved at his times and after over a century he is still highly valued among readers of prose. He is best known for his colourful historical novels depicting heroic deeds of Polish fighters.
His novel Quo Vadis has been filmed several times, notably the 1951 version.
Nobel Prize in literature laureate in 1905 (for his novel Quo Vadis)
The most important works:
- With Fire and Sword (Ogniem i mieczem, 1884)
- Potop (The Deluge, 1886)
- Pan Michael (Pan Wołodyjowski, 1888)
- The Teutonic Knights, ISBN: 0781804337 (Krzyżacy, 1900) - see Battle of Grunwald
- Quo Vadis (1895)
- In Desert and Wilderness (W pustyni i w puszczy, 1912)
- The Polaniecki Family (Rodzina Połanieckich, 1894)
- Without Dogma (Bez dogmatu, 1891)
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