Jerzy Andrzejewski

1909–1983

1 standalone book

Jerzy Andrzejewski was a Polish writer who addressed complex moral issues in his works, including betrayal, the Jews, and Auschwitz during the war. His novels Ashes and Diamonds and Holy Week were adapted into films by director Andrzej Wajda. Holy Week and Ashes and Diamonds have been translated into English, as has The Gates of Paradise, which was translated by James Kirkup and published under the anglicized name "George Andrzeyevski." He was born in 1909 and died in 1983.

Born

1909