| Mirosław Żuławski | |
|---|---|
| Ambassador to Senegal | |
In office 1974–1977 | |
| Succeeded by | Marian Stradowski |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 16, 1913 Nisko, Poland |
| Died | February 17, 1995 (aged 82) Warsaw |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Political party | Polish United Workers' Party |
| Alma mater | John Casimir University of Lviv |
| Profession | Diplomat, novelist |
Mirosław Żuławski (January 16, 1913 – February 17, 1995) was a Polish writer, prosaist, diplomatist and screenwriter. He was father of film director, Andrzej Żuławski.
Biography
Mirosław Żuławski was born in Nisko. He graduated in law and diplomatic studies from Lviv University. His career as a poet began in Sygnały magazine in 1934. During World War II he was a soldier of Związek Walki Zbrojnej, and then Armia Krajowa. In AK Żuławski operated in cultural underground and also wrote newsletters. During the years of 1944 and 1945 he was a war correspondent. After that he became as an editor-in-chief's assistant of Rzeczpospolita newspaper.
In 1945–1952 and 1957–1978 Żuławski worked in diplomacy as a permanent deputy of Poland in UNESCO in Paris. He was an ambassador of People's Republic of Poland (PRL) in Senegal and Mali. He was an editor of Przegląd Kulturalny weekly magazine from 1952 to 1957. Through the 1990s Żuławski published feuilletons in Twój Styl.
He died in 1995 in Warsaw.
Honours
- Order of Polonia Restituta, Third Class[1]
- Order of Polonia Restituta, Fourth Class[1]
- Order of the Cross of Grunwald, Third Class (1946)[2]
- Legion of Honour, Fourth Class[1]
- National Order of Merit, Third Class[1]
- Labor Order, First Class[1]
- National Order of the Lion[1]
Notable works
- Ostatnia Europa, stories, 1947
- Trzy miniatury, 1947
- Rzeka Czerwona, novel, 1953
- Portret wroga, 1954
- Opowieść atlantycka, 1954
- Drzazgi bambusa, 1956
- Psia gwiazda, 1965
- Opowieści mojej żony, 1970
- Pisane nocą, feuilletons, 1973 (extended edition in 1976)
- Album domowe, 1997
- Ucieczka do Afryki, memories, 1983-1989
Screenplays
- Autobus odjeżdża 6.20 (a.k.a. The Bus Leaves at 6.20), script consultation, 1954
- Opowieść atlantycka (a.k.a. The Atlantic Tale), based on his own story, 1955
- Pieśń triumfującej miłości (a.k.a. The Story of Triumphant Love), 1967
- Pavoncello, 1967
- Trzecia część nocy (a.k.a. The Third Part of the Night), 1971
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Kto jest kim w Polsce 1984. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Interpress. 1984. pp. 1166. ISBN 83-223-2073-6.
- ↑ "Uchwała Prezydium Krajowej Rady Narodowej z dnia 11 lipca 1946 r. o odznaczeniach obywateli polskich we Francji za: gorliwą i wydajną pracę na placówkach polskich, pracę społeczną, organizowanie placówek polskich zagranicą, pracę na polu kulturalno-oświatowym, działalność propagandowo-prasową, zasługi położone w walce z okupantem i udział w pracach konspiracyjnych w okresie okupacji, zasługi bojowe na froncie zachodnim i działalność duszpasterską w obozach dla deportowanych." (in pl). 1946-07-11. http://prawo.sejm.gov.pl/isap.nsf/DocDetails.xsp?id=WMP19470170037.
External links
- "Żuławski Mirosław". Internetowa encyklopedia PWN. http://encyklopedia.pwn.pl/haslo.php?id=4003190.
- "Żuławski Mirosław". WIEM Encyklopedia. http://portalwiedzy.onet.pl/31167,,,,zulawski_miroslaw,haslo.html.
- Mirosław Żuławski at the Internet Movie Database
- Album domowe (in Polish)
- Mirosław Żuławski at Filmweb (in Polish)
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