Stanisław Dygat (5 December 1914,

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

– 29 January 1978, Warsaw) was a Polish writer. His most famous novel, "Jezioro Bodeńskie" ("

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"), was written during

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and published in 1946. All of his works are partly autobiographical (ex. because of his French origin, he was an internee in Constance in 1939).

Selected novels

* 1946 - ''Jezioro Bodeńskie'' (

, in 1986 a film based on the book was released - director: Janusz Zaorski), * 1948 – ''Pożegnania'' (

Farewells ''Farewells'' (also titled ''Lydia Ate the Apple'' and ''Partings'' in the United States) is the English title for ''Pożegnania'', a film released in 1958, directed by Wojciech Has. The film is an adaptation of a highly lyrical and reflective ...

, in 1958 a film based on the book was released - director:

Wojciech Jerzy Has Wojciech Jerzy Has (1 April 1925, Kraków – 3 October 2000, Łódź) was a Polish film director, screenwriter and film producer. Early life and studies Wojciech Jerzy Has was born in Kraków. Has himself was agnostic. However, his family ...

), * 1958 – ''Podróż'' ("Journey"), * 1965 – ''Disneyland'' * 1973 – ''Dworzec w Monachium'' ("Railway station in Munich").

References

Polish male novelists 1914 births 1978 deaths Burials at Powązki Cemetery 20th-century Polish novelists 20th-century Polish male writers {{Poland-writer-stub