Julian Tuwim

Quotes

• “Autumn begins with mimosasGolden, fragile and niceIt's you, you're that girlWhich looked out into the street towards me.The hall smelled of your letters,when I came back from school out of breath,and on the streets in light autumnbright angels flew after me.”
• “Life is torture. It's best not to be born at all. But this luck is one in a thousand.”
• “Please! Leave me for a second life,Like for a second year in the same class.”
• “Someday I'll be sad againI will come back to you again,Christ...I'm still going to cry so hard,That through my tears I will see you,Christ...And such great mourningI will complain to you,Christ...That my spirit will kneel before YouAnd then my heart will breakChrist...”

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Key facts

Born

( 1894-09-13 ) September 13, 1894, Łódź , Kalisz Governorate , Congress Poland

Died

December 27, 1953 (1953-12-27) (aged 59), Zakopane , Kraków Voivodeship , Poland

Occupation

Poet, writer, translator

Nationality

Polish

Literary movement

Skamander

Notable awards

Golden Laurel of the Polish Academy of Literature

Spouse

Stefania Tuwimowa (since 1919)

Children

Ewa Tuwim-Woźniak (adopted)

Relatives

Irena Tuwim (sister, a poet herself), Kazimierz Krukowski (cousin)

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