Jan August Kisielewski
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Jan August Kisielewski brother of Zygmunt
, was a Polish
writer, essayist and playwright
, co-founder of the legendary literary cabaret Zielony Balonik
in Kraków
during the final years of the Partitions of Poland
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Zygmunt Kisielewski
Zygmunt Jan Kisielewski was a Polish writer, brother of Jan August and father of Stefan. During World War I he was a combatant in the Polish Legions. He was an editor of Robotnik from 1918 to 1925. He also authored books on social-national and military subjects. His memoir is entitled Poranek....
, was a Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
writer, essayist and playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
, co-founder of the legendary literary cabaret Zielony Balonik
Zielony Balonik
Zielony Balonik was a popular literary cabaret founded in Kraków by the local poets, writers and artists during the final years of the Partitions of Poland. The venue was a gourmet restaurant of Apolinary J. Michalik called the Michalik's Den...
in Kraków
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
during the final years of the Partitions of Poland
Partitions of Poland
The Partitions of Poland or Partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth took place in the second half of the 18th century and ended the existence of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, resulting in the elimination of sovereign Poland for 123 years...
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Plays by Jan August Kisielewski
- Parias (1896) – lost
- Karykatury (1898)
- W sieci (1896)
- Ostatnie spotkanie (1896)
- Sonata (1901)
- Komedia miłości i cnoty (1903) – unfinished