''The New Woman'' ( pl, Emancypantki) is the third of four major novels by the Polish writer

Bolesław Prus Aleksander Głowacki (20 August 1847 – 19 May 1912), better known by his pen name Bolesław Prus (), was a Polish novelist, a leading figure in the history of Polish literature and philosophy, as well as a distinctive voice in world li ...

. It was composed, and appeared in newspaper serialization, in 1890-93, and dealt with societal questions involving

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History

''The New Woman'', written in 1890–93, first appeared serially in the

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''Kurier Codzienny'' (Daily Courier). Its first book publication followed in 1894.Edward Pieścikowski, ''Bolesław Prus'', pp. 155, 157.

Characters

Main

*Magdalena Brzeska *Emma Latter *Ada Solska *Stefan Solski *Helena Norska *Kazimierz Norski

Film

In 1982, the novel was adapted as a Polish

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, ''Pensja Pani Latter'' (Mrs. Latter's Boarding School).

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References

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, ''The History of Polish Literature'', New York, Macmillan, 1969. *Edward Pieścikowski, ''Bolesław Prus'', 2nd edition, Warsaw,

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, 1985. * Zygmunt Szweykowski, ''Twórczość Bolesława Prusa'' (The Art of Bolesław Prus), 2nd edition, Warsaw, Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy, 1972.