Julian Przyboś | |
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 Julian Przyboś in 1940s | |
| Born | (1901-03-05)5 March 1901 Gwoźnica,Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 6 October 1970(1970-10-06) (aged 69) Warsaw,Polish People's Republic |
| Occupation | Poet, essayist, translator |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Literary movement | Kraków Avant-Garde |
Julian Przyboś (5 March 1901 – 6 October 1970) was a Polish poet, essayist and translator, one of the most important poets of the Kraków Avant-Garde.
Przyboś was born inGwoźnica nearStrzyżów to a peasant family. From 1912, he attended theKonarski Secondary School in Rzeszów.
A supporter of socialist ideals, in 1920 he volunteered for the Polish Army during thePolish–Soviet War. In 1920–1923 he studiedPolish studies at theJagiellonian University in Kraków. He was one of the contributors ofZwrotnica, magazine of the avant-garde artists in Kraków.[1] Przyboś worked as a teacher inSokal (1923–1925),Chrzanów (1925–1927), andCieszyn (1927–1939). In Cieszyn, he published his works inZaranie Śląskie (Silesian Dawn) (1929–1938). He also published in many other magazines before and afterWorld War II.
In December 1939 Przyboś relocated toLviv. In 1941 he was arrested by theGestapo, theNazi German secret police. After World War II he became a member of thePolish Workers' Party, and later of thePolish United Workers' Party. In 1947–1951 he was a diplomat inSwitzerland. Afterward he was director of theJagiellonian Library in Kraków. After theHungarian Revolution of 1956, Przyboś left the Polish United Workers' Party.
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