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Marek Hłasko


Born
in Warsaw, Poland
January 14, 1934

Died
June 14, 1969

Genre
Short Stories, Literature & Fiction

Influences
Igor Newerly


One of the most popular Polish writers of the 20th century. Author of numerous short stories and novels. Some of his works were adapted into films. His works were ruled by the idea of an evil dominating over good, inevitable loss of ideas in clash with the reality, as well as with the masculinist point of view. He wrote about protest of a moral nature. In his works he depicted the lives of the lower classes as dominated by hopelessness and cynicism. His characters dream about changes which come out to be vain.
After initial approval of his talent, his nonconformism and critique of communism forced him to leave Poland, and he spent the rest of his life abroad (mainly in Israel, Germany and U.S.A.) He died in Wiesbaden (Germany) in 1969. The ...more

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Average rating: 3.92 · 9,194 ratings · 627 reviews · 65 distinct works • Similar authors
Piękni Dwudziestoletni
3.94 avg rating — 2,194 ratings — published 1966 — 29 editions
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Pierwszy krok w chmurach
4.10 avg rating — 1,299 ratings — published 1956 — 14 editions
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The Eighth Day of the Week
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3.97 avg rating — 891 ratings — published 1956
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Następny do raju
3.90 avg rating — 732 ratings — published 1958 — 12 editions
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Killing the Second Dog
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3.79 avg rating — 492 ratings — published 1965 — 15 editions
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Opowiadania
4.16 avg rating — 402 ratings — 2 editions
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The Graveyard
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3.96 avg rating — 386 ratings — published 1959
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Sowa córka piekarza
3.83 avg rating — 381 ratings — published 1968 — 10 editions
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Palcie ryż każdego dnia
3.89 avg rating — 327 ratings — published 1968 — 7 editions
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Baza Sokołowska. Pierwszy k...
3.84 avg rating — 256 ratings — published 1988 — 2 editions
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“Niedługo kupię dużo książek i będę je czytać. Wieczorami pójdę sobie do kina, a nocami będę słuchał deszczu spadającego na miasto. I tak będzie aż do wiosny. I aż do wiosny nie będę do nikogo mówił o miłości.”
― Marek Hłasko
tags: books, książki, love, miłość, spring, wiosna
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“Teraz już nie ma na co czekać. Można pić bez złudzeń”
― Marek Hłasko
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“Raz w życiu pomyliły mi się kroki i od tego czasu chodzę krzywo.”
― Marek Hłasko, Następny do raju
tags: life, życie
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