Maria Dąbrowska

Maria Dąbrowska

Maria Dąbrowska ([dɔ̃ˈbrɔvska]; 6 October 1889 in Russów – 19 May 1965 in Warsaw) was a Polish writer.

Dąbrowska was a member of the impoverished landed gentry. Interested both in literature and politics, she set herself up to help people born into poor circumstances. She studied sociology, philosophy, and natural sciences in Lausanne and Brussels and moved to Warsaw in 1917. She worked temporarily in the Polish Ministry for Agriculture, and began treading more and more into newspaper reporting and into public life. In 1927 she became more involved in writing against human rights violations in Poland. During the occupation of Poland she stayed in Warsaw and supported the cultural life of the Polish underground.

In her novels, plays and newspaper articles she analyzed the mental consequences of the happenings of the world for everyday citizens.

Works

• Dzieci ojczyzny (Fatherland's Children), 1918
• Gałąź czereśni (The Cherry Branch), 1922
• Uśmiech dzieciństwa, 1923
• Ludzie stamtąd, 1926
• Noce i dnie (Nights and Days), 1932 - 1934 English translation fragment
• Znaki życia (The Signs of Life), 1938
• Gwiazda zaranna, 1955

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Name	Dabrowska, Maria
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Date of birth	6 October 1889
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Date of death	19 May 1965
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