Tadeusz Borowski
Tadeusz Borowski | |
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| Born | 12 November 1922 Żytomierz, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 3 July 1951 (aged 28) Warsaw, Poland |
| Occupation | writer, journalist |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Genre | poetry, short stories |
| Notable works | This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen |
| Notable awards | National Literary Prize, Second Degree (Poland) |
Tadeusz Borowski (Polish pronunciation: [taˈdɛ.uʂ bɔˈrɔfskʲi]; 12 November 1922 – 3 July 1951) was a Polish writer and journalist. He was known for writing poems about war and stories about his time as a prisoner at Auschwitz.
On July 3, 1951, at the age of 28, Borowski died by suicide[1] by inhaling gas from a gas stove. His wife had given birth to their daughter, Małgorzata, a few days before his death.[2]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Borowski Tadeusz". Encyklopedia PWN (in Polish).
- ↑ Kott, Jan (1976). Introduction. This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen. By Borowski, Tadeusz. Vedder, Barbara (ed.). Penguin Classics. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-14-018624-6. Retrieved August 28, 2009.
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