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| Born | Zbigniew Tomasz Nowicki 1 January 1929 (1929-01) Łódź, Poland |
| Died | 23 September 1994 (1994-09-24) (aged 65) Morąg, Poland |
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| Nationality | Polish |
| Notable works | Pan Samochodzik series |
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Zbigniew Nienacki (Polish:[ˈzbiɡɲɛf ɲɛˈnat͡skʲi]; January 1, 1929 inŁódź – September 23, 1994 inMorąg) was a pen name ofPolish writer, Zbigniew Tomasz Nowicki. He was most known for his popularPan Samochodzik (Mister Automobile) series ofadventure novels.
His works consist of adventure stories aimed at teenagers as well as adult novels. He achieved his greatest acclaim for hisPan Samochodzik series, a sequence of historical detective stories centering on a museum employee and his fantastic automobile (samochodzik meansa little car in Polish). The worksUwodziciel,Raz w roku w Skiroławkach,Wielki Las, andDagome Iudex contain erotic themes, especially erotic fantasies, that caused some controversy in Poland, especiallyRaz w roku w Skirolawkach was strongly criticised by the Communist Poland's media. SeriesDagome Iudex is, outside erotica, is an attempt to weave PolishPiast history and Slavic, Norse and folk traditions into the historical adult novel, where main character is every bit likeMachiavelli's Prince.
Aside from being forcibly relocated during World War II and his brief studies in cinematography in Moscow, he spent most of his life until 1967 inŁódź. In 1967 he moved toMasuria (Polish:Mazury), a lake filled region in northeastern Poland, where he remained until his death.Mazury are sometimes the setting forPan Samochodzik and feature in some of his other works.
Note: The dates of the following novels may be inaccurate, as some of them may have been published in a different order than they were written.
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