Henryk Sienkiewicz

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born

May 05, 1846 in Wola Okrzejska, Poland

died

November 15, 1916

gender

male

genre

History, Historical Fiction

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Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz ([ˈxɛnrɨk ˈadam alɛˈksandɛr ˈpʲus ɕɛnˈkʲevʲitʃ]; also known as "Litwos" [ˈlitfɔs]; May 5, 1846–November 15, 1916) was a Polish journalist and Nobel Prize-winning novelist. He was one of the most popular Polish writers at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, and received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1905 for his "outstanding merits as an epic writer."

Born into an impoverished gentry family in the Podlasie village of Wola Okrzejska, in Russian-ruled Poland, Sienkiewicz wrote historical novels set during the Rzeczpospolita (Polish Republic, or Commonwealth). His works were noted for their negative portrayal of the Teutonic Order in The Teutonic Knights (Krzyżacy), which was remarkable as a signif...more

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Books by Henryk Sienkiewicz

Average rating: 3.69 · 8,604 ratings · 342 reviews · 71 distinct works

	Quo Vadis? 4.03 avg rating — 3,764 ratings — published 1894 — 202 editions	My rating:
	With Fire and Sword 3.96 avg rating — 763 ratings — published 1884 — 20 editions	My rating:
	In Desert and Wilderness by Henryk Sienkiewicz, Max A. Drezmal 3.47 avg rating — 969 ratings — published 1912 — 35 editions	My rating:
	The Deluge (The Trilogy, Book 2) by Henryk Sienkiewicz, W.S. Kuniczak (Translator) 3.79 avg rating — 690 ratings — published 1886 — 19 editions	My rating:
	The Teutonic Knights 3.38 avg rating — 576 ratings — published 1890 — 54 editions	My rating:
	Latarnik 2.49 avg rating — 477 ratings — published 1881 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Fire in the Steppe by Henryk Sienkiewicz, W.S. Kuniczak (Translator) 3.94 avg rating — 360 ratings — published 1888 — 23 editions	My rating:
	Krzyżacy 2.93 avg rating — 307 ratings — published 2002 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Yanko the Musician and Other Stories 2.58 avg rating — 273 ratings — published 1878 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Potop. Tom 1 (Trylogia #2) 3.64 avg rating — 129 ratings — 14 editions	My rating:

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Series by Henryk Sienkiewicz

The Trilogy (3 books)
by Henryk Sienkiewicz, W.S. Kuniczak (Translator)

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Quotes by Henryk Sienkiewicz

“But I think happiness springs from another source, a far deeper one that doesn't depend on will because it comes from love.”
― Henryk Sienkiewicz, Quo Vadis?

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“He always smiles, even when contemplating nothing good.”
― Henryk Sienkiewicz, In Desert and Wilderness

tags: evil , falseness , trickery

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“Tell me,' asked Stas, 'what is a wicked deed?' 'If anyone takes away Kali's cow,' he answered after a brief reflection, 'that then is a wicked deed.' 'Excellent!' exclaimed Stas, 'and what is a good one?' This time the answer came without any reflection: 'If Kali takes away the cow of somebody else, that is a good deed.' Stas was too young to perceive that similar views of evil and good deeds were enunciated in Europe not only by politicians but by whole nations.”
― Henryk Sienkiewicz, In Desert and Wilderness

tags: faith , good-and-evil , morality , political-philosophy , political-science , religion

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Strasznie głośno, niesamowicie blisko | Jonathan Safran Foer

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Ex libris. Wyznania czytelnika | Anne Fadiman

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W ogóle i w szczególe. Eseje poufałe | Anne Fadiman

1 vote 20.0%

Krzyżacy | Henryk Sienkiewicz

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