::''Not to be mistaken for Andrzej Tadeusz Kijowski, his son.'' Andrzej Kijowski (29 November 1928, Krakow,

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– 29 June 1985,

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) was a Polish literary critic,

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prose Prose is a form of written or spoken language that follows the natural flow of speech, uses a language's ordinary grammatical structures, or follows the conventions of formal academic writing. It differs from most traditional poetry, where the ...

and screenwriter. His son is poet and critic Andrzej Tadeusz Kijowski. Kijowski, Sr. wrote for such publications as ''Przegląd Kulturalny'' and ''

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''. He was editor for many years of ''

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'' (''Ghost'') by

Adam Mickiewicz Adam Bernard Mickiewicz (; 24 December 179826 November 1855) was a Polish poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator and political activist. He is regarded as national poet in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus. A principal figure in Polish Ro ...

was withdrawn from the stage on 29 February 1968. A literary director at Warsaw’s Dramatic Theatre from 1967 to 1968, he was removed by the Communist authorities. He was one of the organizers of the Polish Flying University. Director at

Juliusz Słowacki Theatre Juliusz Słowacki Theatre ( pl, Teatr im. Juliusza Słowackiego w Krakowie) is a 19th-century Eclectic theatre-opera house in the heart of Kraków, Poland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Erected in 1893, it was modeled after some of the best ...

in Krakow from 1981 until he resigned in February 1982 after being released from Jaworze, where he had been interned for reasons connected to Martial law in Poland.

Legacy

The Andrzej Kijowski Award for literary achievements was set up in 1985.

Literary work

**Wrote stories: *''Oskarżony'' (The Accused) *''Pseudonimy'' (Pseudonyms) *''Szyfry'' (The Codes) *'' Dyrygent'' (The Orchestra Conductor) **Wrote critical essays: *''Miniatury krytyczne'' (Critical Miniatures) *''Szósta Dekada'' (The Sixties) *''Listopadowy wieczór'' (November Evening) **Wrote screenplays: *''Szyfry'' (The Codes) *''Wesele'' ( The Wedding) *''Dyrygent'' (The Orchestra Conductor) *''Z Dalekiego Kraju'' (From a Far Country)

External links

Andrzej Kijowski website
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