Sławomir Mrożek
Playwright, Author
1930 –
Who is Sławomir Mrożek?
Sławomir Mrożek is a Polish dramatist and writer. In 1963 Mrożek emigrated to Italy and France and then further to Mexico. In 1996 he returned to Poland and settled in Kraków. In 2008 he moved back to France.
Mrożek joined the Polish United Workers' Party during the reign of Stalinism in the People's Republic of Poland, and made a living as political journalist. He began writing plays in the late 1950s. His theatrical works belong to the genre of absurdist fiction, intended to shock the audience with non-realistic elements, political and historic references, distortion, and parody.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Jun 29, 1930
Borzęcin, Lesser Poland Voivodeship - Spouses
- Nationality
- Poland
- France
- Profession
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Sławomir Mrożek." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 25 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/slawomir_mro_ek>.
Discuss this Sławomir Mrożek biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In