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Henryk Sienkiewicz

Writing

Born May 5, 1846 · Wola Okrzejska, Poland, Russian Empire [now Wola Okrzejska, Lubelskie, Poland]

Died November 15, 1916

Also known as Henryka Sienkiewicza · Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz

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Biography

Henryk Sienkiewicz was born on May 5, 1846 in Wola Okrzejska, Poland, Russian Empire [now Wola Okrzejska, Lubelskie, Poland]. He was a writer, known for Quo Vadis (1951), Na jasnym brzegu (1921) and Col ferro e col fuoco (1962). He was married to Maria Babska, Maria Romanowska and Maria Emilia Kazimiera Szetkiewicz. He died on November 15, 1916 in Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland.

Awards & recognition

  • Nobel Prize in Literature · 1905
  • Knight of the Legion of Honour
  • Nobel Prize in Literature · 1905 · nominated
  • Nobel Prize in Literature · 1904 · nominated
  • Nobel Prize in Literature · 1903 · nominated
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  • Nobel Prize in Literature · 1902 · nominated
  • Nobel Prize in Literature · 1901 · nominated

Filmography4 titles

Quo Vadis

1951Novel

With Fire and Sword

1999Novel

Quo Vadis?

Novel

Quo vadis

2001Novel