Maria Dąbrowska
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 Maria Dąbrowska |
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| Born | 6 October 1889 Russów |
| Died | 19 May 1965 (aged 75) Warsaw, Poland |
| Language | Polish |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Notable work(s) | Noce i dnie (Nights and Days) |
Maria Dąbrowska ([dɔ̃ˈbrɔvska]; 6 October 1889 in Russów – 19 May 1965 in Warsaw) was a Polish writer, novelist, essayist, journalist and playwright.[1]
Dąbrowska was a member of the impoverished landed gentry. Interested in both literature and politics, she devoted herself to help those born into poverty. She studied sociology, philosophy, and natural sciences in Lausanne and Brussels, and moved to Warsaw in 1917. Dąbrowska worked temporarily in the Polish Ministry for Agriculture while venturing more and more into newspaper reporting and public life. In 1927 she became more involved in writing about human rights. During the occupation of Poland she stayed in Warsaw and supported the cultural life of the Polish underground.
In her novels, plays and newspaper articles she analyzed the psychological consequences of hardship and life's traumas in the world of everyday citizens.
[edit] Works
- Dzieci ojczyzny (Fatherland's Children), 1918
- Gałąź czereśni (The Cherry Branch), 1922
- Uśmiech dzieciństwa, 1923
- Ludzie stamtąd, 1926
- Noce i dnie (Nights and Days), 1932 - 1934 English translation fragment
- Znaki życia (The Signs of Life), 1938
- Gwiazda zaranna, 1955
[edit] References
- ^ Marcel Cornis-Pope, John Neubauer, History of the Literary Cultures of East-Central Europe: Types and stereotypes. Page 488. Benjamins Publishing, 2010. ISBN 9027234582.
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