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Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz

Born
Feb 20, 1894 · Aged 86
Died
Mar 2, 1980
Gender
Male
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Biography

Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz (February 20, 1894 – March 2, 1980) was a distinguished Polish prose writer, poet, essayist, and translator, co-founder of the Skamander poetry group. From 1955 to 1980, he served as editor-in-chief of the monthly "Twórczość." His most important works include the novel "Fame and Glory" and the short stories "The Maids of Wilko" and "Mother Joan of the Angels." Nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times (1957, 1963, 1965, 1966).