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Leon Kruczkowski (28 June 1900 – 1 August 1962) was a Polish writer, publicist and public figure. He wrote books and dramas and was prominent in Polish theatre of the post-World War II period. His best known work is the drama Niemcy ('The Germans'), written in 1949.
Jun 24, 2024 · Leon Kruczkowski was a Polish novelist and playwright remembered for his novelistic presentation of Poland’s past and social problems. A proponent of the leftist politics that preceded World War II, Kruczkowski published his first novel, Kordian i cham (“Kordian and the Boor”), in 1932.
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Leon Kruczkowski (ur. 28 czerwca 1900 w Krakowie, zm. 1 sierpnia 1962 w Warszawie) – polski pisarz i publicysta, a także poseł do Krajowej Rady Narodowej, na Sejm Ustawodawczy (1947–1952) oraz na Sejm PRL I, II i III kadencji (1952–1962), działacz komunistyczny, w latach 1949–1956 prezes Związku Literatów Polskich.
Polish writer and publicist, and a prominent figure of the Polish theatre in the post-WWII period; wrote novels and dramas. His most known work, drama "Niemcy" (Germans) was written in 1949. Left-wing activist before WWII, he spend the war in the German POW camps. In the years 1945-1948 he was a Deputy Minister of Culture and Art.
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- August 1, 1962
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Leon Kruczkowski has 11 books on Goodreads with 1201 ratings. Leon Kruczkowski’s most popular book is Niemcy.
Leon Kruczkowski was born on 28 June 1900 in Krakau, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland]. He was a writer, known for Knights of the Teutonic Order (1960), Young Chopin (1952) and Die Sonnenbrucks (1951). He died on 1 August 1962 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
Author of Dramaty, Szkice z piekła uczciwych, Kordian i cham, Kordian i cham, W klimacie dyktatury, Pawie pióra, Sidla, Teneta
