Fire in the Steppe

Fire in the Steppe
Fire in the Steppe  
Author(s) Henryk Sienkiewicz
Original title Pan Wołodyjowski
Country Poland
Language Polish
Series The Trilogy
Genre(s) Historical novel
Publication date 1888
Preceded by With Fire and Sword, The Deluge

Fire in the Steppe (Polish: Pan Wołodyjowski, also translated into English as Sir Michael and Colonel Wolodyjowski; lit. Sir Wołodyjowski) is a historical novel by the Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz, published in 1888. It is the third volume in a series known to Poles as "the Trilogy," preceded by With Fire and Sword (Ogniem i mieczem, 1884) and The Deluge (Potop, 1886). The novel's protagonist is Michał Wołodyjowski.

Contents

Major characters

Historical figures:

Fictional characters:

  • Michał Wołodyjowski
  • Ketling
  • Jan Onufry Zagłoba
  • Adam Nowowiejski
  • Azja
  • Barbara Jeziorkowska
  • Krystyna Drohojowska
  • Ewa Nowowiejska

Film Version

Fire in the Steppe was adapted to the screen by Polish director Jerzy Hoffman in 1968, as Colonel Wolodyjowski. The film was also serialized on Polish television, under the title The Adventures of Sir Michael (Polish: Przygody pana Michała).

See also

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References

  • Henryk Sienkiewicz, Fire in the Steppe, Hippocrene Books, 1992, ISBN 0-7818-0025-0.
  • Jerzy R. Krzyżanowski, The Trilogy Companion: A Reader's Guide to the Trilogy of Henryk Sienkiewicz, Hippocrene Books, 1992, ISBN 0-87052-221-3.
  • Sienkiewicz Trilogy DVD edition, 2004.

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