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Henryk SienkiewiczHenryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz (pronounce: ['γεnrik ɕen'kieviʧ]) (May 5 1846 - November 15 1916) was a Polish novelist, one of the outstanding writers of the second half of the 19th century. Serializing his novels in newspapers, he became immensely popular and beloved in his time and, over a century later, is still highly valued by readers of prose. In Poland he is best known for his colorful historical novels depicting the derring-do of Polish heroes; abroad—for his novel, Quo Vadis, set in the reign of the Roman emperor Nero. Quo Vadis has been filmed several times, most notably the 1951 version. The author of Quo Vadis won the 1905 Nobel Prize in literature "because of his outstanding merits as an epic writer."1 His most important novels were: Note - Many commentators erroneusly state that Sienkiewicz received the Nobel Prize for Quo vadis. This is incorrect. He received it "because of his outstanding merits as an epic writer." Source: http://miasta.gazeta.pl/poznan/1,36037,2521266.html "Za co Sienkiewicz dostał Nobla" (a Polish newspaper article).
See also External link Sienkiewicz, Henryk Sienkiewicz, Henryk Sienkiewicz, Henryk Sienkiewicz, Henryk
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