Janusz Minkiewicz (born June 25, 1914 in St. Petersburg – May 29, 1981 in

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) was a Polish writer, translator, journalist and satirist. Born in St. Petersburg, he graduated from the faculty of philosophy of the Warsaw University. Active in various journals, he was considered one of the heirs to the

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group of poets. In 1939 he fled Nazi-occupied part of Poland to

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, then under Lithuanian occupation, where in 1940 (after the Soviet take-over of the city) he ran a satirical theatre, as well as the "Ksantypa"

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in Biały Sztral cafe. Following the German take-over of the city in 1941 he moved back to Warsaw, where he collaborated with numerous officially-approved theatres.''Sława i infamia. Z Bohdanem Korzeniewskim rozmawia Małgorzata Szejnert'', Wyd. Literackie, Kraków 1992, str. 30 i 45. After the war he became a noted translator of literature, mostly Russian. He collaborated with satiric journals ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Cyrulik Warszawski''.

References

* ''Literatura polska. Przewodnik encyklopedyczny'', tom I, PWN, Warszawa 1984 *

Lesław Bartelski Lesław Marian Bartelski (September 8, 1920 – March 27, 2006) was a Polish writer, perhaps best known for his work, ''Warsaw Ghetto Thermopolye'' and his novel ''The Blood-stained Wings''. Early life Bartelski was born in Warsaw, where he spen ...

, ''Polscy pisarze współcześni 1944-1970'', Agencja Autorska, Warszawa 1972 1914 births 1981 deaths Writers from Warsaw Polish male writers University of Warsaw alumni Recipients of the State Award Badge (Poland) {{Poland-writer-stub