Jan August Kisielewski (8 February 1876 in Rzeszów – 29 January 1918 in Warsaw), was a Polish writer, essayist and playwright associated with the Young Poland literary movement at the turn of the century. He was the co-founder of a legendary literary cabaret Zielony Balonik in Kraków under the Austrian rule during the final years of the Partitions of Poland. Jan August Kisielewski was a brother of Zygmunt Kisielewski of the Polish Legions in World War I, also a writer.[1][2][3]
Jan August Kisielewski | |
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 Portrait of Kisielewski by Stanisław Wyspiański, 1899 | |
| Born | February 8, 1876 Rzeszow, Austrian Empire |
| Died | January 29, 1918 (aged 41) Warsaw, Kingdom of Poland |
| Resting place | Powązki Cemetery |
| Language | Polish |
| Alma mater | Jagiellonian University |
| Literary movement | Young Poland |
| Relatives | Zygmunt Kisielewski |
Plays by Jan August Kisielewski
edit- Parias (Pariah), 1896 – lost
- Karykatury (Caricatures), 1898
- W sieci (In the Net), 1896
- Ostatnie spotkanie (The Last Meeting), 1896
- Sonata, 1901
- Komedia miłości i cnoty (The Comedy of Love and Chastity), 1903 – unfinished
Notes and references
edit- ^ The Little Green Balloon (Zielony Balonik). Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine Akademia Pełni Życia, Kraków. (in English and Polish)
- ^ Zielony Balonik. Archived 2012-04-01 at the Wayback Machine 2011 Instytut Książki, Poland.
- ^ Jan August Kisielewski at Magazyn Culture.pl (in Polish)
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