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Witold Zalewski

1921 – 2009

Polish writer and reporter

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Lived 1921 – 2009 (aged 87–88). Witold Zalewski was a Polish writer and journalist.

Witold Zalewski (4 January 1921, in Siedlce – 2009) is a Polish writer, publicist and prosaist. During the Occupation of Poland he was a soldier of Armia Krajowa and participated in Warsaw Uprising. Zalewski was associated with conspiratory magazine Dźwigary, editorial board member of weekly magazine Pokolenie (1946–1947), publicist of Przegląd Kulturalny (1952–1963), publicist of Kultura (1963–1970).

In his works, Zalewski refers to war events, his generation, and relations between his generation and socialist realism. He analyses moral choices of war and occupation period. Zalewski is an author of one of the Polish socialist-realist book Traktory zdobędą wiosnę.

Selected works Mrok (1943) – debut story published in Dźwigary Śmiertelni bohaterowie (1946) – story Broń (1948) – novel Ranny w lesie (1960) Traktory zdobędą wiosnę (1950) Pruski mur (1964) Splot słoneczny (1972) Czarne jagody (1975) Dolina Królów (1976) – essay Odmiany nadziei (1968) Ostatni postój (1979) – novel about January Uprising Pożegnanie twierdzy (1985) Wysłannik (1988) Pożegnanie twierdzy (2000) Zakładnicy (2001) – novel with autobiographical elements

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Important facts

Birth century
Died
2009, Warsaw
Occupation
Nationality
Awards
Work Flag Order, 2nd class; Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta; Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta; Cross of Valour (1944)

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Witold Zalewski?

Polish writer and reporter

When was Witold Zalewski born?

Witold Zalewski was born on 4 January 1921 in Siedlce.

When did Witold Zalewski die?

Witold Zalewski died in 2009 in Warsaw.

What was Witold Zalewski's occupation?

Witold Zalewski was a writer and journalist.

What nationality was Witold Zalewski?

Witold Zalewski was Polish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Witold Zalewski

· Wikidata: Q8028461

· DBpedia: Witold Zalewski

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