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17 december 1954 warsaw warsaw 210px polish '' '' -lrb- medallions -rrb- granica '' -lrb- the frontier -rrb- '' medaliony 10 november 1884 zofia nałkowska zofia nalkowska.jpg zofia nałkowska

zofia nałkowska

zofia nałkowska -lrb- warsaw , congress poland , 10 november 1884 -- 17 december 1954 , warsaw -rrb- was a renowned polish prose writer , dramatist , and prolific essayist .
she served as the executive member of the prestigious polish academy of literature -lrb- 1933 -- 1939 -rrb- during the interwar period .
nałkowska was born into a family of intellectuals dedicated to issues of social justice , and studied at the clandestine flying university under the russian partition .
upon poland 's return to independence she became one of the country 's most distinguished feminist writers of novels , novellas and stage-plays characterized by socio-realism and psychological depth .
