Quote by: Henryk Sienkiewicz

This homage has been rendered not to me - for the Polish soil is fertile and does not lack better writers than me - but to the Polish achievement, the Polish genius.


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Author Bio


  • NameHenryk Sienkiewicz
  • DescriptionPolish journalist, Nobel Prize-winning novelist, and philanthropist
  • AliasesLitwos
  • BornMay 5, 1846
  • DiedNovember 15, 1916
  • CountryPoland
  • ProfessionWriter; Novelist
  • WorksJanko Muzykant; With Fire And Sword; The Deluge; Fire In The Steppe; Quo Vadis; The Knights Of The Cross; In Desert And Wilderness
  • AwardsNobel Prize In Literature; Knight Of The Legion Of Honour