Henryk Sienkiewicz

Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz (May 5, 1846 – November 15, 1916) was a Polish journalist and Nobel Prize-winning novelist.

Henryk Sienkiewicz
Born	Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz (1846-05-05)5 May 1846 Wola Okrzejska, Congress Poland
Died	15 November 1916(1916-11-15) (aged 70) Vevey, Switzerland
Occupation	Novelist
Language	Polish
Nationality	Polish
Period	19th–20th century
Notable works	Janko Muzykant Ogniem i mieczem Potop Pan Wołodyjowski Quo vadis Krzyżacy W pustyni i w puszczy
Notable awards	Nobel Prize in Literature 1905
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Works

• Quo Vadis (made into an Oscar-winning film starring Peter Ustinov)
• In Desert and Wilderness (Polish: W pustyni i w puszczy)
• The Teutonic Knights (Polish: Krzyżacy)
• The trilogy: The Fire and the Sword (Polish: Ogniem i mieczem), The Deluge (Polish: Potop) and Colonel Wołodyjowski (Polish: Pan Wołodyjowski).