Władysław Reymont
Facts
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Władysław Stanisław Reymont
Nobel Prize in Literature 1924
Born: 7 May 1867, Kobiele Wielkie, Russian Empire (now Poland)
Died: 5 December 1925, Warsaw, Poland
Residence at the time of the award: Poland
Prize motivation: “for his great national epic, The Peasants”
Language: Polish
Prize share: 1/1
Life
Władysław Stanisław Reymont was born in Radomsko, Poland. He grew up with his aunt and uncle in Warsaw and passed his exam to become a tailor in 1885. However, he never worked a day as a tailor. Instead, he ran away to work in a travelling provincial theatre. He returned to Warsaw in 1892 when his Correspondence was accepted for publication. After that, he dedicated his life to writing, and travelling.
Work
Władysław Reymont's most famous work is ‘The Peasants’ which has been described as a Polish national epic. The novel is influenced by naturalism and is characterised by detailed environmental descriptions and a bustling cast of characters drawn from the broad masses. The composition is based on the four seasons: autumn, winter, spring, and summer, which connect human life and nature. The richly developed plot's episodes have a typical validity for the life of peasants, simultaneously marked by constant repetition and perpetual novelty.
Nobel Prizes and laureates
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