Person
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Writing · 1846–1916 · Wola Okrzejska, Poland, Russian Empire [now Wola Okrzejska, Lubelskie, Poland]
Biography
Henryk Sienkiewicz (May 5, 1846 – November 15, 1916) also known by the pseudonym Litwos, was a Polish epic writer. He is remembered for his historical novels, such as the Trilogy series (With Fire and Sword, The Deluge and Colonel Wolodyjowski) and especially for his internationally known best-seller Quo Vadis (1895–1896). In 1905 he received the most prestigious award in the world of literature, the Nobel Prize, for his "outstanding merits as an epic writer".
Known for
Quo Vadis
Novel
Rodzina Połanieckich
Novel
Quo Vadis?
Novel
Komedie pomyłek
Short Story
Przygody pana Michała
Novel
Janko the Musician
Short Story
The Deluge
Novel
Quo Vadis
Novel
Obrona Częstochowy
Novel
Au temps des premiers chrétiens
Novel
Filmography
- 2024Quo VadisNovel
- 2001Quo VadisNovel
- 2001In Desert and WildernessNovel
- 1999With Fire and SwordNovel
- 1985Quo Vadis?Novel
- 1984MaryniaNovel
- 1984HaniaShort Story
- 1979Rodzina PołanieckichNovel
- 1977LatarnikNovel
- 1974The DelugeNovel
- 1973In Desert and WildernessNovel
- 1969Przygody pana MichałaNovel
- 1969Colonel WolodyjowskiNovel
- 1968Komedie pomyłekShort Story
- 1967Komedia z pomyłekShort Story
- 1962Invasion 1700Novel
- 1960Knights of the Teutonic OrderNovel
- 1957Szkice węglemShort Story
- 1951Quo VadisNovel
- 1930Janko the MusicianShort Story
- 1924Quo Vadis?Novel
- 1923Bartek zwycięzcaShort Story
- 1921Na jasnym brzeguShort Story
- 1913Quo Vadis?Novel
- 1913Obrona CzęstochowyNovel
- 1912Krwawa dolaShort Story
- 1910Au temps des premiers chrétiensNovel
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