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Tadeusz Różewicz

Polish poet, dramatist and writer · Poland · On the map · Writers · Lived 1921 to 2014 · aged 92

Tadeusz Różewicz was a Polish poet, playwright, writer, and translator. Różewicz was in the first generation of Polish writers born after Poland regained its independence in 1918, following the century of foreign partitions. He was born in Radomsko, near Łódź, in 1921. He first published his poetry in 1938.

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2014Died24 April 20142007European Prize for LiteratureAward2003Honorary Doctor of the Jagiellonian University of KrakowAward1999Śląski Wawrzyn LiterackiAward1998Samuel-Bogumil-Linde prizeAward1996Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia RestitutaAward1987Golden WreathAward1982Austrian State Prize for European LiteratureAward1921Born9 October 1921

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Awards

European Prize for Literature2007
Honorary Doctor of the Jagiellonian University of Krakow2003
Śląski Wawrzyn Literacki1999
Samuel-Bogumil-Linde prize1998
Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta1996
Golden Wreath1987
Austrian State Prize for European Literature1982
Golden Medal for Merit to Culture
Armia Krajowa Cross
Honorary doctor of the University of Gdańsk
Honorary Doctor of the University of Warsaw
Work Flag Order, 2nd class
Gold Cross of Merit
Order Ecce Homo
Army Medal for War 1939-45

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During World War II, he served in the Polish underground Home Army. His elder brother, Janusz, also a poet, was executed by the Gestapo in 1944 for serving in the Polish resistance movement. His younger brother, Stanisław, became a noted film director and screenwriter.

Country
Poland
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1921 to 2014 · aged 92

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