Historical calendar: 5 December 1925 – leaves Władysław Reymont

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Historical calendar – the anniversary of the death of a prominent typical of Polish realism and naturalism – Władysław Reymont. He was celebrated for his fresh “Guys”.

Today in our calendar we will look at the life and work of this man.

Władysław Reymont was born in May 7, 1867 in Kobiela Wielkie close Łódź. His father, Joseph Rejment had a musical education and served as an organist in the parish in Tuszyn. He besides kept the books of civilian position and the correspondence of the parish priest with the possessive Russian authorities. Mother, Antonina of Kopczyński, had a talent for telling. It came from a impoverished Krakow nobility.
Parents wanted Władysław to become an organist as well. However, he refused to attend schools, he frequently changed professions, his place of residence, he travelled around Poland and Europe a lot. He graduated from the Warsaw School of Sunday-Romanian. In 1880–1884 he learned the tailoring profession in Warsaw, after which he became an apprentice. In the period 1884–1888 he was an actor in wandering theatre troupes, then in 1888–1893 - thanks to his father's protection - he found employment as a low-ranking officer of the Warsaw-Wieden Railway, working, among others, in Rogowa and Lipcach.
From literary works he maintained since 1894, erstwhile he moved to Warsaw, but he wrote his first poems already in 1882. On July 13, 1900, Reymont suffered a railway accident. He went to the infirmary with 2 broken ribs, but the doctor's study says he has 12 broken ribs and another body injuries and it is not known if he will inactive be able to work mentally. The infirmary note was forged by Dr. Jan Roch Raum.
A advanced compensation of 38 500 rubles helped Reymont gain financial independence. On July 15, 1902 in Krakow, he married Aurelia Szabłowska from Schatzschnejder's house, the wedding was held at the Carmelite Church in Sand.
Władysław Reymont witnessed the events of the 1905 Revolution. His observations from the general strike and demonstration in Warsaw, after the announcement of the constitutional manifesto by Tsar Mikołaj II, he described, among others, in the text Notes from a notebook No. 45 Illustrated Week.
Before 1914, he was a associate of the Roman Dmowski National League. In consequence to declaration Commander-in-chief of the Russian forces of the large Prince Nicholas Romanov of 14 August 1914 signed a thank-you telegram, saying among others that “The blood of the sons of Poland, shed together with the blood of the sons of Russia in the fight against the common enemy, will become the top warrant of fresh life in the peace and relationship of 2 Slavic nations.”
In 1920 he bought a property in Kołaczków close September. After receiving the Nobel Prize for the remainder of his life, he was a associate of the Chapter of the Order of Polonia Restituta. On 1 May 1925 he joined the Polish People's organization “Piast”. He died on 5 December 1925 in his flat close Górnośląska 16 in Warsaw. On 6 December, his corpse was solemnly moved from Górnośląska St. to St. John's Cathedral, where the coffin was exhibited at public sight. On 9 December, he was buried in the Avenue of the Deserved Old Powązki Cemetery, and his heart was walled in the pillar of the Church of the Holy Cross.
Reymont's work is diverse in terms of subject matter, literary form and uneven value. He included elements of social criticism in moral novels. His most crucial novels include “The Promised Land” and “The Boys”.
Previous entry from our calendar is available Here.
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