Michał Choromański (9 June O.S. 1904 – 14 May 1972), was a Polish writer, playwright and translator. He is best known for his novelistic studies of psychological states.[1]
Michał Choromański | |
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| Born | 22 June 1904 Kropyvnytskyi (then Yelisavetgrad), Ukraine |
| Died | May 14, 1972 (aged 67) |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Known for | Writer, playwright, translator |
| Notable work | Zazdrość i medycyna |
Early life and education
editMichał Choromański was born in Yelisavetgrad (now Kropyvnytskyi), into a Polish doctor's family as the son of biologist Konstanty Choromański, who died during World War I.[1] He spent his childhood and youth in Yelisavetgrad and attended the high school and the Technical School of Economics.[2][3] Experiencing chaos and the horrors of revolutionary Russia, Choromański moved from Yelisavetgrad first to Warsaw and then to Podhale in 1924.[4][5] He studied pedagogy and psychology and as a 17-year-old started working as a tutor, paramedic and hospital administrator, drawing teacher and literary director of a workers' club and wrote reviews for a suburban newspaper.[3][2] He was also interested in painting and created portraits.[6] He fell ill from ankle tuberculosis, caused by stress and misery, but was able to avoid leg amputation and was treated in spas.[7][2]
Popular books
edit- Biali bracia (1931)
- Zazdrość i medycyna (1932), screened (1973)
- Opowiadania dwuznaczne (1934)
- Szpital Czerwonego Krzyża (printed in „Czas” 1937, separate edition 1959)
- Prolegomena do wszelkich nauk hermetycznych (1958)
- Schodami w górę, schodami w dół (1965), screened (1988)
- Dygresje na temat kaloszy (1966)
- Makumba, czyli drzewo gadające (1968)
- W rzecz wstąpić (1968)
- Słowacki wysp tropikalnych (1969)
- Głownictwo, moglitwa i praktykarze (1969)
- Kotły Beethovenowskie (1970)
- Różowe krowy i szare scandalie (1970)
- Miłosny atlas anatomiczny (1972)
- Memuary (1976, cześniej drukowane w „Przekroju”)
- Opowiadanie wariackie (1979)
- Skandal w Wesołych Bagniskach (1993); filmed as the Polish comedy horror Horror w Wesołych Bagniskach (1995)
References
edit- ^ a b Krzyżanowski, Roman, Jerzy. "Michał Choromański - Polish author". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c "Choromański Michał (1904-1972) - Ściągi, wypracowania, lektury - Bryk.pl" (in Polish). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ a b Kozioł, Paweł (December 2010). "Michał Choromański - Życie i twórczość - Artysta" (in Polish). Adam Mickiewicz Institute. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ Michalik, Anna. "Odchodzący świat - Magazyn O.pl" (in Polish).
- ^ Turkiewicz, Jabłonowska, Agata (16 January 2019). "Lista Mocy 1918-2018. Michał Choromański" (in Polish). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Marek Sołtysik, deputies to: Michał Choromański Jealousy and medicine. Poznań Publishing House, 1990
- ^ Księżyk, Rafał (December 2017). "Prolegomena do Choromańskiego / Literatura / dwutygodnik.com" (in Polish). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
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