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Maria Dąbrowska: Polish writer (1889–1965).
Born in Russów (died at age 75).
7 awards including Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta.
Studied at University of Lausanne.
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Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta
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Cross of Independence
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Gold Cross of Merit
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Golden Laurel of the Polish Academy of Literature
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Biography
Maria Dąbrowska was a Polish writer, novelist, essayist, journalist and playwright, author of the popular Polish historical novel Noce i dnie written between 1932 and 1934 in four separate volumes. The novel was made into a film by the same title in 1975 by Jerzy Antczak. Besides her own work, she was also known for translating Samuel Pepys' Diary into Polish. In addition, Dąbrowska was awarded the prestigious Golden Laurel of the Polish Academy of Literature in 1935, and she was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature eleven times between 1939 and 1965.
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