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Rafał Wojaczek

Polish poet (1945-1971) · Poland · On the map · Writers · Died at 25

Rafał Wojaczek was a Polish poet of the postwar generation. He was a son of a respected family in Upper Silesia. His life was marked by abortive studies, alcoholism, depression and suicide attempts, the last one of which was successful.

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His short career took place during the turbulent years of modern Poland when the younger generation began to realize that they were trapped in a mendacious political system. Other Polish poets and writers with comparable biographies include Edward Stachura, Marek Hłasko and Tadeusz Borowski.

Country
Poland
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1945 to 1971 · aged 25