Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz

Writing•Born February 20, 1894•Died March 2, 1980 (age 86)

Biography

Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz (February 20, 1894 – March 2, 1980) was a distinguished Polish prose writer, poet, essayist, and translator, co-founder of the Skamander poetry group. From 1955 to 1980, he served as editor-in-chief of the monthly "Twórczość." His most important works include the novel "Fame and Glory" and the short stories "The Maids of Wilko" and "Mother Joan of the Angels." Nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times (1957, 1963, 1965, 1966).