Tadeusz Borowski
| Tadeusz Borowski | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Born |
November 12, 1922 Żytomierz, Ukrainian SSR |
| Died | July 1, 1951 (aged 28) Warsaw, Poland |
| Occupation | writer, journalist |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Genre | poetry, short stories |
| Notable works | Pożegnanie z Marią (Farewell to Maria, English title This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen) |
| Notable awards | National Literary Prize, Second Degree (Poland) |
Tadeusz Borowski (Polish pronunciation: [taˈdɛuʂ bɔˈrɔfskʲi], Ukrainian: Тадеуш Боровський); 12 November 1922 – 1 July 1951) was a Polish writer and journalist. His wartime poetry and stories dealing with his experiences as a prisoner at Auschwitz are recognized as classics of Polish literature and had much influence in Central European society.
Borowski was born in 1922 into the Polish community in Zhytomyr, Ukrainian SSR (today Ukraine). In 1926, his father, whose bookstore had been nationalized by the communists, was sent to a camp in the Gulag system in Russian Karelia because he had been a member of a Polish military organization during World War I. In 1930, Borowski's mother was deported to a settlement on the shores of the Yenisey, in Siberia, during Collectivization. During this time Tadeusz lived with his aunt.
In 1932 Borowski and his brother were repatriated from the USSR to Poland thanks to the efforts of the Polish Red Cross. They settled in Warsaw. Their father was freed in a prisoner exchange with communists arrested in Poland, and their mother was released in 1934.
In 1940 Borowski finished his secondary schooling in a secret underground lyceum in Nazi-occupied Poland, and then began studies at the underground Warsaw University (Polish language and literature).
...
Wikipedia