Gustaw Herling-Grudziński

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1919 – 2000

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Who was Gustaw Herling-Grudziński?

Gustaw Herling-Grudziński was a Polish writer, journalist, essayist, World War II underground fighter, and political dissident abroad during the communist system in Poland. He is best known for writing a personal account of life in the Soviet Gulag entitled A World Apart, first published in 1951 in London.

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Born
May 20, 1919
Kielce
Also known as
  • Gustaw Herling-Grudzinski
  • Gustaw Herling
  • Gustaw Herling-Grudziński
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Ethnicity
  • Jewish people
Nationality
  • Poland
Profession
Education
  • University of Warsaw
    Polish literature
Died
Jul 4, 2000
Naples

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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