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Bolesław Prus

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Bolesław Prus


Born
in Hrubieszów, Poland
August 20, 1847

Died
May 19, 1912

Genre
Literature & Fiction, History


Bolesław Prus (pronounced:[bɔ'lεswaf 'prus]; Hrubieszów, August 20, 1847 – May 19, 1912, Warsaw), whose actual name was Aleksander Głowacki, was a Polish journalist and novelist who is known especially for his novels The Doll and Pharaoh. He was the leading representative of realism in 19th-century Polish literature and remains a distinctive voice in world literature. Głowacki took the pen name "Prus" from the name of his family coat-of-arms.

An indelible mark was left on Prus by his experiences as a 15-year-old soldier in the Polish 1863 Uprising against Imperial Russia, in which he suffered severe injuries and imprisonment.

In 1872 at age 25, in Warsaw, Prus settled into a distinguished 40-year journalistic career. As a sideline, to augment ...more

Combine Editions

Average rating: 3.66 · 49,496 ratings · 4,606 reviews · 155 distinct works • Similar authors
Lalka
3.82 avg rating — 25,488 ratings — published 1890 — 110 editions
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Kamizelka
3.47 avg rating — 5,153 ratings — published 1882 — 10 editions
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Faraon
3.83 avg rating — 3,131 ratings — published 1895 — 181 editions
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Katarynka
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3,366 ratings — published 1881 — 19 editions
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Lalka - tom 1
3.74 avg rating — 2,449 ratings — published 1887 — 31 editions
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Z legend dawnego Egiptu
3.40 avg rating — 2,502 ratings — published 1888 — 6 editions
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Lalka - tom 2
3.85 avg rating — 1,644 ratings — published 1887 — 31 editions
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Antek
2.88 avg rating — 1,352 ratings — published 1880 — 13 editions
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Lalka - tom 3
3.95 avg rating — 758 ratings — published 1887 — 6 editions
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Emancypantki
3.67 avg rating — 743 ratings — published 1894 — 15 editions
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Series by Bolesław Prus

Lalka - tom 1 Lalka - tom 2 Lalka - tom 3 Lalka
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3.82 avg rating — 30,333 ratings

Faraonul - volumul I The Pharaoh and the Priest ... Faraon
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Quotes by BolesÅ‚aw Prus  (?)
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“„PluÅ„ na wszystko, co minęło: na wÅ‚asnÄ… boleść i na cudzÄ… nikczemność... Wybierz sobie jakiÅ› cel, jakikolwiek i zacznij nowe życie.”
― BolesÅ‚aw Prus, The Doll
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“Przez rok cierpiaÅ‚em na jakÄ…Å› chorobÄ™ mózgowÄ…, a zdawaÅ‚o mi siÄ™, że jestem zakochany.”
― BolesÅ‚aw Prus, The Doll
tags: choroba, ³¾¾±Å‚´Çść
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“Don’t think about happiness. If it doesn’t come, there’s no disappointment; if it does come, it’s a surprise.”
― BolesÅ‚aw Prus
tags: happiness
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Which book would you like to read in 2024 for our Big-Book Study?

Middlemarch by George Eliot Middlemarch by George Eliot
1871 to 1872 / English
 
  32 votes, 30.2%

 
  18 votes, 17.0%

 
  17 votes, 16.0%

 
  15 votes, 14.2%

 
  11 votes, 10.4%

Pharaoh by Bolesław Prus Pharaoh by Bolesław Prus
1895 / Polish
 
  8 votes, 7.5%

 
  5 votes, 4.7%

106 total votes
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