Maria Dąbrowska
Maria Dąbrowska [ dɔmˈbrɔfska ], b. Szumska (born October 6, 1889 in Russów near Kalisz , † May 19, 1965 in Warsaw ), was a Polish writer.
Maria Dąbrowska came from the impoverished Polish landed gentry and was married to the political activist Marian Dąbrowski . At the same time interested in literature and politics, she campaigned for people who were negatively affected by the circumstances of the time and the poverty in the countryside.
She studied natural sciences , sociology and philosophy in Lausanne and Brussels and lived in Warsaw since 1917 . For a time she worked in the Polish Ministry of Agriculture, but also went public with scientifically accurate newspaper reports. She was also artistically gifted and painted landscapes and still lifes.
From 1927 she repeatedly turned against human rights violations in Poland. During the German occupation of Poland , she stayed in Warsaw and supported the cultural life of the Polish underground .
In her novels, plays and newspaper articles she analyzed the psychological consequences of world events for ordinary people. In nights and days she describes the decline of the landed gentry into the middle classes.
Quote
“As a nation, the Poles tend to have an ethic that calls for the sacrifice of life and property under extraordinary, pathetic circumstances. However, they almost completely lack the normal social ethics of demands and obligations that have been cultivated by the centuries-old tradition of the West and that lead to a happy, because honest life in everyday life. "
Works
- Dzieci ojczyzny ( Children of the Fatherland ), 1918
- Gałąź czereśni ( cherry branch ) 1922
- Uśmiech dzieciństwa ( Smile of Childhood ), 1923
- Ludzie stamtąd ( The People from Over there ), 1926
- Noce i dnie ( Nights and Days ), 1932–1934
- Znaki życia (Signs of Life ), 1938
- Gwiazda zaranna ( The Morning Star ), 1955
- Diaries ( Dziennik ): 1914–1965. Frankfurt am Main, 1989, ISBN 3-518-40206-4
Film adaptations
- 1975: Nights and Days ( Noce i dnie )
literature
- Maria Dabrowska , in: Internationales Biographisches Archiv 30/1965 from July 19, 1965, in the Munzinger Archive ( beginning of article freely available)
Web links
- Literature by and about Maria Dąbrowska in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Maria Dąbrowska: Diaries 1914-1965. Translated from the Polish by Klaus Staemmler. Suhrkamp, Frankfurt a. M. 1989, pp. 268-269.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dąbrowska, Maria |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Szumska, Maria (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 6, 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Russów, Kalisz |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 19, 1965 |
| Place of death | Warsaw |