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Kashubian literature appeared inPoland during the second half of the nineteenth century with Florian Cejnowa (1817–1881), who used the Sławoszyno dialect of thePuck region, andHieronim Derdowski (1852–1902), who used the Wiele dialect of theChojnice district. The latter enriched Kashubian literature especially in poetry.[1]
Aleksander Majkowski (1876–1938) used the dialect ofKoscierzyna-Lipusz, the district from which he came. His greatest achievement was the creation in 1908 ofGryf, the Kashubian periodical. He also wrote the only pre-war Kashubian novel in 1938.[1]
In the last decade, about two hundred books have been published in Kashubian, including translations of international works.[citation needed] Anthologies and compendia have been written by Neureiter 1973, Drzeżdżon 1986, and Neureiter 1991.[citation needed]
In 1907, Izydor Gulgowski (1874–1925) and Friedrich Lorentz founded the Association for Kashubian Folk Traditions inKartuzy.[citation needed]
Izydor Gulgowski founded the Kaszubski Park Etnograficzny in the village ofWdzydze Kiszewskie in the Chojnice district. It is the oldest open-air museum in Poland. The museum had and still has an important influence on the cultural life and traditions ofKashubia.[citation needed]
Among the modern Kashubian writers areLeon Heyke,Marian Jeliński,Jan Karnowski,Aleksander Labuda,Anna Łajming,Jan Trepczyk,Jan Rompski,Franciszek Grucza,Jan Piepka,Alojzy Nagel,Jan Drzeżdżon,Stanisław Pestka,Stefan Fikus,Marian Majkowski,Eugeniusz Pryczkowski,Stanisław Janke,Ida Czaja,Roman Drzeżdżon,Tomasz Fopke.
Polish-language writers from Kashubia also includeLech Bądkowski,Franciszek Fenikowski,Róża Ostrowska, andJerzy Samp.
