Jan August Kisielewski (8 February 1876 in Rzeszów – 29 January 1918 in Warsaw), was a Polish writer, essayist and

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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

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. Jan August Kisielewski was a brother of

Zygmunt Kisielewski Zygmunt Jan Kisielewski (27 March 1882 – 25 April 1942) was a Polish writer, brother of Jan August and father of Stefan. During World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and ...

of the Polish Legions in World War I, also a writer. The Little Green Balloon (Zielony Balonik).
''Akademia Pełni Życia,'' Kraków. Zielony Balonik.
2011 ''Instytut Książki'', Poland.Jan August Kisielewski at ''Magazyn Culture.pl''

Plays by Jan August Kisielewski

* 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

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Polish male writers 1876 births 1918 deaths Burials at Powązki Cemetery {{Poland-writer-stub