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Tadeusz Borowski

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Tadeusz Borowski
Born(1922-11-12)12 November 1922
Żytomierz, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died3 July 1951(1951-07-03) (aged 28)
Warsaw, Poland
Occupationwriter, journalist
NationalityPolish
Genrepoetry, short stories
Notable worksThis Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen
Notable awardsNational 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]

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  1. Borowski Tadeusz (in Polish). {{cite encyclopedia}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. 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.