Leon Kruczkowski (28 June 1900 â€" 1 August 1962) was a Polish writer,
publicist and public figure.[1] He wrote books and dramas and was
prominent in Polish theatre of the post-World War II period. His best
known work is the drama Niemcy ('The Germans'), written in 1949.A
left-wing activist before World War II, Kruczkowski spent the war in
German prisoner of war camps. After the war, he became active in
politics of communist-ruled Poland. He was a deputy minister of
culture and art in 1945â€"1948, member of Polish parliament (Sejm)
from 1947 to 1962, and member of the Polish Council of State from
1957. He had significant influence on Polish cultural policies of the
period.Kruczkowski was born on 28 June 1900 in Kraków. While
completing his higher education in chemistry and technology, he
published his first poems around 1918 and 1919. He moved to the
DÄ…browa Basin, where in 1928 he published his first poetry anthology,
Młoty nad światem ('Hammers over the World'), and in 1932 his first
novel, a "peasant response to Juliusz SÅ‚owacki's Kordian", entitled
Kordian i cham ('Kordian and the Boor').[2][3]He became a full-time
writer, moved back to Kraków and in 1935 wrote the first of his
dramas, Bohater naszych czasów ('Hero of our Times'). It was
rewritten three years later as Przygoda z Vaterlandem ('An Adventure
with Vaterland'), both versions notable for their strong critique of
Nazism.[3] He also wrote essays published in leftist magazines and
newspapers, and political brochures: Człowiek i powszedność ('Man
and Daily Reality', 1936), W klimacie dyktatury ('In the Climate of
Dictatorship', 1938), Dlaczego jestem socjalistÄ…? ('Why am I a
Socialist?', 1938).[2] He wrote two more novels, Pawie pióra
('Peacock Feathers', 1935) and Sidła ('A Trap', 1937).[3]
publicist and public figure.[1] He wrote books and dramas and was
prominent in Polish theatre of the post-World War II period. His best
known work is the drama Niemcy ('The Germans'), written in 1949.A
left-wing activist before World War II, Kruczkowski spent the war in
German prisoner of war camps. After the war, he became active in
politics of communist-ruled Poland. He was a deputy minister of
culture and art in 1945â€"1948, member of Polish parliament (Sejm)
from 1947 to 1962, and member of the Polish Council of State from
1957. He had significant influence on Polish cultural policies of the
period.Kruczkowski was born on 28 June 1900 in Kraków. While
completing his higher education in chemistry and technology, he
published his first poems around 1918 and 1919. He moved to the
DÄ…browa Basin, where in 1928 he published his first poetry anthology,
Młoty nad światem ('Hammers over the World'), and in 1932 his first
novel, a "peasant response to Juliusz SÅ‚owacki's Kordian", entitled
Kordian i cham ('Kordian and the Boor').[2][3]He became a full-time
writer, moved back to Kraków and in 1935 wrote the first of his
dramas, Bohater naszych czasów ('Hero of our Times'). It was
rewritten three years later as Przygoda z Vaterlandem ('An Adventure
with Vaterland'), both versions notable for their strong critique of
Nazism.[3] He also wrote essays published in leftist magazines and
newspapers, and political brochures: Człowiek i powszedność ('Man
and Daily Reality', 1936), W klimacie dyktatury ('In the Climate of
Dictatorship', 1938), Dlaczego jestem socjalistÄ…? ('Why am I a
Socialist?', 1938).[2] He wrote two more novels, Pawie pióra
('Peacock Feathers', 1935) and Sidła ('A Trap', 1937).[3]
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