Jerzy Andrzejewski
Jerzy Andrzejewski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjɛʐɨ andʐɛˈjɛfskʲi]; 19 August 1909 – 19 April 1983) was a prolific Polish writer. His works confront controversial moral issues such as betrayal, the Jews and Auschwitz in the wartime. His novels, Ashes and Diamonds (about the immediate post-war situation in Poland), and Holy Week (treating the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising), have been made into film adaptations by the Oscar-winning Polish director Andrzej Wajda. Holy Week and Ashes and Diamonds have both been translated into English. His novel The Gates of Paradise was translated into English by James Kirkup and published by Panther Books with the anglicised spelling "George Andrzeyevski".
Jerzy Andrzejewski | |
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Jerzy Andrzejewski in 1949 | |
| Born | 19 August 1909 Warsaw, Vistula Land, Russian Empire |
| Died | 19 April 1983 (aged 73) Warsaw, Poland |
| Citizenship | Russian, Polish |
| Known for | Ashes and Diamonds |
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