Józef Ignacy Kraszewski
Józef Ignacy Kraszewski (28 July 1812 – 19 March 1887) was a Polish novelist, journalist, historian, publisher, painter, and musician.
Józef Ignacy Kraszewski | |
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Józef Ignacy Kraszewski | |
| Born | 28 July 1812 Warsaw, Duchy of Warsaw, Poland |
| Died | 19 March 1887 (aged 74) Geneva, Switzerland |
| Pen name | Bogdan Bolesławita, B.B., Kaniowa, Dr Omega, Kleofas Fakund Pasternak, and JIK |
| Occupation | Novelist, journalist and historian |
| Language | Polish |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Period | 19th century |
| Genres | Primarily novel, but also drama, poetry and non-fiction |
| Years active | 1830–1887 |
| Notable works | Chata za Wsią (The Cottage Beyond the Village, 1854) Hrabina Cosel (The Countess Cosel, 1874) Stara Baśń (An Ancient Tale, 1876) |
| Spouse |
Zofia Woroniczówna
(m. 1838–1887) |
| Children | 4 |
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Kraszewski wrote over 200 novels and several hundred novellas, short stories, and art reviews, making him the most prolific writer in the history of Polish literature and one of the most prolific in world literature.
He is best known for his historical novels, including an epic series on the history of Poland, comprising twenty-nine historical novels; and for novels about peasant life, critical of feudalism and serfdom.
His works have been described as liberal-democratic but not radical, and as proto-Positivist.
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