Henryk Sienkiewicz

Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz (May 5, 1846 – November 15, 1916) was a Polish journalist and Nobel Prize-winning novelist.

Henryk Sienkiewicz
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BornHenryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz
(1846-05-05)5 May 1846
Wola Okrzejska, Congress Poland
Died15 November 1916(1916-11-15) (aged 70)
Vevey, Switzerland
OccupationNovelist
LanguagePolish
NationalityPolish
Period19th–20th century
Notable worksJanko Muzykant
Ogniem i mieczem
Potop
Pan Wołodyjowski
Quo vadis
Krzyżacy
W pustyni i w puszczy
Notable awardsNobel Prize in Literature
1905

Signature

Works

  • Quo Vadis (made into an Oscar-winning film starring Peter Ustinov)
  • In Desert and Wilderness (Polish: W pustyni i w puszczy)
  • The Teutonic Knights (Polish: Krzyżacy)
  • The trilogy: The Fire and the Sword (Polish: Ogniem i mieczem), The Deluge (Polish: Potop) and Colonel Wołodyjowski (Polish: Pan Wołodyjowski).