Occupation Writer Name Stefan Zeromski | Nationality Polish Role Novelist | |
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Born 14 October 1864Strawczyn, Kingdom of Poland ( 1864-10-14 ) Pen name Maurycy Zych, Jozef Katerla, Stefan Iksmorez Notable works PrzedwiosnieLudzie bezdomniPopiolySyzyfowe prace Spouse Oktawia Radziwillowicz (m. 1892) Children Monika Zeromska, Adam Zeromski Books The Coming Spring, Ludzie bezdomni, Syzyfowe prace Movies Doktor Judym, Syzyfowe prace, The Spring to Come, The Story of Sin, The Ashes Similar People Boleslaw Prus, Wladyslaw Stanislaw Reymont, Henryk Sienkiewicz, Eliza Orzeszkowa, Monika Zeromska | ||
Stefan Żeromski
Stefan Żeromski
Stefan Żeromski ( [ˈstɛfan ʐɛˈrɔmski]; 14 October 1864 – 20 November 1925) was a Polish novelist and dramatist. He was called the "conscience of Polish literature". He also wrote under the pen names: Maurycy Zych, Józef Katerla and Stefan Iksmoreż.
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Life
Żeromski was born 14 October 1864 at Strawczyn, near Kielce.
In 1892–96 he worked as a librarian — during the last two years, as the librarian — at the Polish National Museum in Rapperswil, Switzerland.
In recognition of his literary achievements, he was granted the privilege of using an apartment at the Royal Castle in Warsaw.
In 1924 he was shortlisted for the Nobel Prize in literature.
He died 20 November 1925 in Warsaw.
His novels have been filmed by Walerian Borowczyk (Dzieje grzechu [A Story of Sin]); Andrzej Wajda (Popioły [The Ashes]; Filip Bajon (Przedwiośnie [The Spring to Come]).
Works
Żeromski's works have been translated into several languages. They have been translated into Croatian by a member of the Croatian Academy, Stjepan Musulin.