Stefan Żeromski

Writing

Born 1864-10-14 · Strawczyn, Poland, Russian Empire [now Strawczyn, Swietokrzyskie, Poland] · Died 1925-11-20

Polish prose writer, publicist, and playwright; first president of the Polish PEN Club, president of the Zakopane Republic. Four times nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature (1921, 1922, 1923, 1924). One of the most outstanding Polish writers in history. Knight of the Order of the White Eagle.