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Jerzy Andrzejewski

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Polish author (1909-1983)

WritersLived 1909 to 1983 · aged 73
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Jerzy Andrzejewski was a prolific Polish writer. His works confront controversial moral issues such as betrayal, the Jews and Auschwitz in the wartime. His novels, Ashes and Diamonds, and Holy Week, have been made into film adaptations by the Oscar-winning Polish director Andrzej Wajda.

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2006Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta
1949Work Flag Order, 1st class

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Jerzy Andrzejewski was a prolific Polish writer. His works confront controversial moral issues such as betrayal, the Jews and Auschwitz in the wartime. His novels, Ashes and Diamonds, and Holy Week, have been made into film adaptations by the Oscar-winning Polish director Andrzej Wajda. Holy Week and Ashes and Diamonds have both been translated into English. His novel The Gates of Paradise was translated into English by James Kirkup and published by Panther Books with the anglicised spelling "George Andrzeyevski".

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Writers
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Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1909 to 1983 · aged 73
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25 languages

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