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Henryk Sienkiewicz

Born

in Wola Okrzejska, Poland

May 05, 1846

Died

November 15, 1916

Genre

History, Historical Fiction

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Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz (also known as "Litwos"; May 5, 1846–November 15, 1916) was a Polish journalist and Nobel Prize-winning novelist. He was one of the most popular Polish writers at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, and received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1905 for his "outstanding merits as an epic writer."

Born into an impoverished gentry family in the Podlasie village of Wola Okrzejska, in Russian-ruled Poland, Sienkiewicz wrote historical novels set during the Rzeczpospolita (Polish Republic, or Commonwealth). His works were noted for their negative portrayal of the Teutonic Order in The Teutonic Knights (Krzyżacy), which was remarkable as a significant portion of his readership lived under German rule. M ...more

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Average rating: 3.68 · 95,198 ratings · 6,160 reviews · 974 distinct works • Similar authors

	Quo Vadis 4.01 avg rating — 38,955 ratings — published 1896 — 1538 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	W pustyni i w puszczy 3.33 avg rating — 11,167 ratings — published 1911 — 463 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Latarnik 2.96 avg rating — 9,908 ratings — published 1881 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ogniem i mieczem (Trylogia, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 6,131 ratings — published 1884 — 323 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Potop (Trylogia, #2) 3.68 avg rating — 6,133 ratings — published 1886 — 138 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Teutonic Knights 3.38 avg rating — 6,080 ratings — published 1900 — 340 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pan Wołodyjowski (Trylogia, #3) 3.98 avg rating — 2,952 ratings — published 1886 — 145 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Potop. Tom I 3.58 avg rating — 2,048 ratings — published 1954 — 147 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Janko Muzykant 2.86 avg rating — 2,229 ratings — published 1878 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Potop. Tom II 3.78 avg rating — 1,171 ratings — 137 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Henryk Sienkiewicz

The Trilogy - 3 book edition (3 books)
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Henryk Sienkiewicz

3.89 avg rating — 15,299 ratings

The Trilogy (6 books)
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Henryk Sienkiewicz

3.77 avg rating — 12,812 ratings

The Knights of the Cross or Krzyżacy (1 book)
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Henryk Sienkiewicz,

Miroslaw Lipinksi (Editor)

3.39 avg rating — 6,502 ratings

In Desert and Wilderness (2 books)
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Henryk Sienkiewicz,

France Vodnik (Translator),

Nikolaj Omersa (Illustrator),

Iztok Ilich (Afterword),

Marijan Tršar (Afterword)

4.14 avg rating — 14 ratings

Quotes by Henryk Sienkiewicz (?)

“But I think happiness springs from another source, a far deeper one that doesn't depend on will because it comes from love.”
― Henryk Sienkiewicz, Quo Vadis

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“Nevertheless, in this sea of human wretchedness and malice there bloomed at times compassion, as a pale flower blooms in a putrid marsh.”
― Henryk Sienkiewicz, In Desert and Wilderness

tags: cruelty, hope, hope-and-despair, humanity

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“It is not Atlas who carries the world on his shoulders, but woman; and sometimes she plays with it as with a ball.”
― Henryk Sienkjewicz

tags: atlas, ball, play, quo-vadis, shoulders, woman, women

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