Maria Dąbrowska
Also known as Maria Dabrowska
Polish writer (1889–1965)
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- Born
- 1889
- Died
- 1965
- Works
- 85
Top works
- Dziennik Samuela Pepysa
- Skice o Conradzie
- Noce i dnie / Maria Da̜browska
- Przyjaźń
- Polscy artyści
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Poland
- Active from
- 1981-01-07
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1 object attributed to Maria Dąbrowska, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Maria Dąbrowska ([dɔmˈbrɔfska]; born Maria Szumska; 6 October 1889 – 19 May 1965) was a Polish writer, novelist, essayist, journalist and playwright, author of the popular Polish historical novel Noce i dnie (Nights and Days) written between 1932 and 1934 in four separate volumes. The novel was made into a film by the same title in 1975 by Jerzy Antczak. Besides her own work, she was also known for translating Samuel Pepys' Diary into Polish. In addition, Dąbrowska was awarded the prestigious Golden Laurel of the Polish Academy of Literature in 1935, and she was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature eleven times between 1939 and 1965.
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