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Jan Lechoń

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Polish writer (1899-1956)

Person · Open Library

Born
1899
Died
1956
Works
21

Top works

  • O literaturze polskiej
  • Dzieła
  • Mickiewicz
  • Listy 1941-1956
  • Niebiosa ku nam nachyl

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Sweden
Active from
1963-01-11

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
11
Total plays
17

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Quotes

  • And in spring - let me see spring, not Poland.
  • A night with you - this is one thing that works like hashish,Only one thing you can believe in unconsciously.And I don't know if there is love apart from your bodyAnd I know you don't love me, that you will forget about me.
  • I feel very bad today, I feel very sad,My thoughts are withered, sick, like flowers on a grave,Outside the windows, the sky hangs like a gray canvas.I can't love you or think about you today.
  • I know now: it's as bright as the sun in the sky,And the heart must die under heavy mourning,Because I will never take you to myself for eternity.You will never be me and I will never be you.
  • You ask what is the most important thing in my life,I'll tell you: death and love - both.
  • What to do? I have to get drunk on a bottle of ambrosia,What's left of my youthful banquets.I leave with a rose in my hand, with the moon under my armpit,And I leave the rest for new poets.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Józef
Gender
male
Place of birth
Warsaw
Place of death
New York City
Occupation
literary critic
Languages spoken
Polish
Image
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Commons category
Jan Lechoń
date of birth
1899-03-13
date of death
1956-06-08
manner of death
Suicide
birth name
Leszek Józef Serafinowicz
pseudonym
Jan Lechoń
ethnic group
Tatars
cause of death
falling
writing language
Polish
start of work period
1912-00-00
Sources (4)

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