Jerzy Broszkiewicz

Jerzy Broszkiewicz (6 June 1922 – 4 October 1993) was a Polish prose writer, playwright, essayist, and publicist. He is best known for his dramas and young-adult literature. The young-adult literature usually took the form of historical or science-fiction novels. The dramas were performed in Poland and abroad, and his works were translated into at least 20 languages, with total print runs exceeding a million copies.

He wrote plays for theatre, radio, and television, as well as screenplays, essays, and critical writings on music and culture. His most acclaimed works include ''Kształt miłości'' (1950–51), a novelized biography of Frédéric Chopin, and ''Wielka, większa i największa'' (1960), a widely-read youth novel that was adapted into a feature film and was included in Polish school curricula during the People's Republic period. He was active in editorial work for the cultural periodicals ' and '. He received multiple state awards and honors, including the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta. Provided by Wikipedia