Person

Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz

Writing

Known for: Writing
Born: Feb 20, 1894
Died: Mar 2, 1980

Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz (February 20, 1894 – March 2, 1980) was a distinguished Polish prose writer, poet, essayist, and translator, co-founder of the Skamander poetry group. From 1955 to 1980, he served as editor-in-chief of the monthly "Twórczość." His most important works include the novel "Fame and Glory" and the short stories "The Maids of Wilko" and "Mother Joan of the Angels." Nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times (1957, 1963, 1965, 1966).