Tadeusz Różewicz (9 October, 1921 – 24 April, 2014) was a renowned Polish poet
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- During World War II Mr. Różewicz was in the Polish underground.
- Mr. Różewicz is considered to be of the first generation of Polish writers who were born after Poland regained its independence in 1918.
- The poet had two brothers, Janusz also a poet, and Stanislaw, a famous film director. Both of them were also in Polish underground
- Janusz was executed by the Gestapo in 1944.
- Mr. Różewicz’s mother was born Jewish but converted to Catholicism.
- When he wrote his first play in 1960, Mr. Różewicz already published 15 acclaimed poetry books.
- Mr. Różewicz has written over a dozen plays and several screenplays.
- Mr. Różewicz’s works were translated into all major languages.
- His first poems were religious and he never quite lost sight of the idea of good and evil.
- Mr. Różewicz’s generation survived a chaotic redrawing of Europe’s map, the rise of fascism, German occupation horrors of World War II, and the Soviet iron hand over their country.
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