Herminia Naglerowa
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Herminia Naglerowa was a Polish writer and publicist.
Naglerowa studied history
at the University of Lwów where she got her PhD
. Subsequently she worked as a teacher, at first (1919) in Warsaw. Her first poems were published in the Viennese Kurier Polski in 1915. She also became known for her prose works, Czarny pies (1924, "The Black Dog") and Matowa Kres (1929) in which she combined realism
with expressionism
. She wrote the trilogy Krauzowie i inni (1930) ("The Family Krauz and others") which depicted the saga of a Galician family in the aftermath of the January Uprising
. She also wrote youth literature; Ludzie prawdziwi ("Real People", 1935).
After the attack of Nazi Germany
on Poland she moved back to Lwów, which soon came under Soviet occupation. She was arrested by the NKVD
in 1940 and sent to the gulag
in Kazakhstan
.
She was released as a result of the Sikorski-Mayski Agreement
signed between the Soviet Union and the Polish government-in-exile, and volunteered for the Anders Army
in the East. Along with the army she left the Soviet Union in 1942. She served in the Media and Propaganda department and the Women's Auxiliary Service. With the rank of corporal and later that of captain, she was present at all the battles of the Anders army. Herminia Naglerowa was the editor of the army's newspapers.
After the end of the war she did not return to then communist Poland
but settled in Great Britain
. She was the vice president of the Organization of Polish Writers Abroad. She wrote several novels based on her own experiences, Ludzie sponiewierani (1945, "Oppressed People"), Kazachstańskie noce (1958, "Kazakh
Nights"), and "Sprawa Józefa Mosta" (1953, "The Case of Józef Most"). "Wspomnienia o pisarzach" (1960, "Memories of writers") and Wierność życiu (1967, "True to Life") were published posthumously.
In 1959, the Organization of Polish Writers Abroad endowed a prize in her name.
Naglerowa studied history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
at the University of Lwów where she got her PhD
PHD
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. Subsequently she worked as a teacher, at first (1919) in Warsaw. Her first poems were published in the Viennese Kurier Polski in 1915. She also became known for her prose works, Czarny pies (1924, "The Black Dog") and Matowa Kres (1929) in which she combined realism
Realism (arts)
Realism in the visual arts and literature refers to the general attempt to depict subjects "in accordance with secular, empirical rules", as they are considered to exist in third person objective reality, without embellishment or interpretation...
with expressionism
Expressionism
Expressionism was a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Germany at the beginning of the 20th century. Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it radically for emotional effect in order to evoke moods or ideas...
. She wrote the trilogy Krauzowie i inni (1930) ("The Family Krauz and others") which depicted the saga of a Galician family in the aftermath of the January Uprising
January Uprising
The January Uprising was an uprising in the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth against the Russian Empire...
. She also wrote youth literature; Ludzie prawdziwi ("Real People", 1935).
After the attack of Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
on Poland she moved back to Lwów, which soon came under Soviet occupation. She was arrested by the NKVD
NKVD
The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs was the public and secret police organization of the Soviet Union that directly executed the rule of power of the Soviets, including political repression, during the era of Joseph Stalin....
in 1940 and sent to the gulag
Gulag
The Gulag was the government agency that administered the main Soviet forced labor camp systems. While the camps housed a wide range of convicts, from petty criminals to political prisoners, large numbers were convicted by simplified procedures, such as NKVD troikas and other instruments of...
in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
.
She was released as a result of the Sikorski-Mayski Agreement
Sikorski-Mayski Agreement
The Sikorski–Mayski Agreement was a treaty between the Soviet Union and Poland signed in London on 30 July 1941. Its name was coined after the two most notable signatories: Polish Prime Minister Władysław Sikorski and Soviet Ambassador to the United Kingdom Ivan Mayski.- Details :After signing...
signed between the Soviet Union and the Polish government-in-exile, and volunteered for the Anders Army
Anders Army
The Anders Army was the informal yet common name of the Polish Armed Forces in the East in the period 1941-1942, in recognition of its commander Władysław Anders...
in the East. Along with the army she left the Soviet Union in 1942. She served in the Media and Propaganda department and the Women's Auxiliary Service. With the rank of corporal and later that of captain, she was present at all the battles of the Anders army. Herminia Naglerowa was the editor of the army's newspapers.
After the end of the war she did not return to then communist Poland
People's Republic of Poland
The People's Republic of Poland was the official name of Poland from 1952 to 1990. Although the Soviet Union took control of the country immediately after the liberation from Nazi Germany in 1944, the name of the state was not changed until eight years later...
but settled in Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
. She was the vice president of the Organization of Polish Writers Abroad. She wrote several novels based on her own experiences, Ludzie sponiewierani (1945, "Oppressed People"), Kazachstańskie noce (1958, "Kazakh
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
Nights"), and "Sprawa Józefa Mosta" (1953, "The Case of Józef Most"). "Wspomnienia o pisarzach" (1960, "Memories of writers") and Wierność życiu (1967, "True to Life") were published posthumously.
In 1959, the Organization of Polish Writers Abroad endowed a prize in her name.
Works
- Krauzowie i inni, Nakł. Oddziału Kultury i Prasy 2. Korpusu A.P., 1946
- Sprawa Jósefa Mosta, Gryf Publishers, 1953
- Loves and ambitions, Roy Publishers, 1954
- Mickiewicz żywy, 1955
- Wyspiański żywy, 1957
- Wierność życiu, Nakł. Polskiej Fundacji Kulturalnej, 1967
- Kazachstańskie noce, LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Biblioteka Polska Ośrodka Wydawniczego "Veritas", 1958