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Gustaw Herling-Grudziński

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A hero in his native Poland and a well-known if occasionally controversial figure in his adoptive Italy, Herling was for decades the object of quiet but intense admiration among readers and writers throughout Europe. Although a perennial candidate for the Nobel Prize, it wasn't until the recent and
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Commencing in 1971 and until his death, Herling wrote a literary journal, covering essays, criticism, anecdotes, fiction, and memoir. The first three volumes were published consecutively in 1973, 1980, and 1984 in Paris and in Warsaw, as
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organizations, PLAN ("Polska Ludowa Akcja Niepodległościowa"- "Polish People's Independence Action", or "Polish Popular Independence Action") associated politically with the Polish independent socialist left.
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for attempting to cross the Soviet-Lithuanian border and routinely sentenced to five years of hard labour on "espionage" charges like all Polish intellectuals. Imprisoned in
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widely acclaimed republication of several of his books in the U.S. that he was brought to the attention of a broader American readership. – Kelly Zinkowski,
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brought Grudziński international acclaim but also criticism from some Soviet sympathizers.
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by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, Herling-Grudziński co-founded one of the earliest
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In 1947 he co-founded and initially co-edited the political and cultural magazine
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was published in Russia in 1991. In Italy it was published in 1958 and 1994.
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merchant family of Jakub (Josek) Herling-Grudziński and his wife Dorota (
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Polish writer, journalist, essayist and World War II underground fighter
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Volcano and Miracle: A Selection from the Journal Written at Night
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and for various dailies and other periodicals. He died in Naples.
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Bryczkowska). His mother died in 1932 of typhoid. His studies of
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Herling on Gardens of the Righteous Worldwide Committee – Gariwo
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Herling-Grudziński was the winner of many literary prizes:
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In September 2009 a monument to him was unveiled in
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In 1998 he was awarded the 499:, New Directions Publishing, 2003, pp. 256, 362:was translated by Ronald Strom and published as 522: 520: 326: 308:crimes against humanity under Communist regimes 306:, Herling provided an in-depth analysis of the 215:for 2 years, he was released in 1942 under the 8: 631:"Gustaw Herling, The Art of Fiction No. 162" 294:in 1951 (the 2005 edition was introduced by 624: 622: 556: 529:Gustaw Herling-Grudziński – wątek żydowski 20: 864:People associated with Kultura (magazine) 819:Polish resistance members of World War II 663:By Gustaw Herling, 1996 Viking Penguin. 290:) and published with an introduction by 669:By Gustaw Herling, 2003 New Directions) 516: 280:Herling-Grudziński's most famous book, 666:The Noonday Cemetery and Other Stories 544: 497:The Noonday Cemetery and Other Stories 380:The Noonday Cemetery and Other Stories 317:One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich 191:and in March 1940 was arrested by the 145:Gustaw Herling-Grudziński was born in 687:God's Playground: A History of Poland 137:, first published in 1951 in London. 124:[ˈgustaf'herlinkgru'dʑiɲskʲi] 122: 7: 331:"Gustaw Herling, The Art of Fiction" 849:Polish people detained by the NKVD 814:Recipients of the Virtuti Militari 421:Monument to Herling-Grudziński in 14: 374:) in 1990 has been translated by 298:). By describing life inside the 169:at the outbreak of World War II. 844:Polish deportees to Soviet Union 532:, Rzeczpospolita, July 5, 2003. 433:, where he had been imprisoned. 302:labor camp system of the Soviet 258:. He also wrote for the Italian 31: 754:, (Google Books search inside). 172:In late 1939 under the brutal 1: 629:Kelly Zinkowski (Fall 2000). 603:Premio Napoli alla memoria: 547:, pp. 65, 351–352, 361. 37:Gustaw Herling-Grudziński – 829:University of Warsaw alumni 425:with Poland's wreaths, 2009 880: 759:"A World Apart" by Herling 610:November 9, 2007, at the 378:and published in 2003 as 217:Sikorski-Mayski Agreement 116:Gustaw Herling-Grudziński 30: 25:Gustaw Herling-Grudziński 839:20th-century Polish Jews 728:. Jefferson: McFarland. 412:Order of the White Eagle 360:Journal Written at Night 358:). 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Index

Gustaw Herling-Grudziński
NKVD
Grodno
Kielce
Poland
Naples
A World Apart
Order of the White Eagle
[ˈgustaf'herlinkgru'dʑiɲskʲi]
Gulag
A World Apart
Kielce
Jewish-Polish
Polish literature
Warsaw University
invasion of Poland
occupation of Poland
underground resistance
Soviet occupied
Grodno
NKVD
Vitsebsk
Gulag
Yertsevo
Kargopol
Arkhangelsk Region
Sikorski-Mayski Agreement
Władysław Anders
Polish II Corps
battle of Monte Cassino

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