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BolesławPruswasbornin1847inHrubieszów.He
wasarenownednovelist,butalsooneofthegreatest
Polishshortstorywriters.Pruswaswritingduringthe
periodcalledbyPolishhistoriansPositivism(c.18631
c.1890).Hewasagreatinnovatorofthelanguage1
hisproseissimpleandrigorous,withoutanyunnecessa-
ryrhetoric.Hisgeniusdeterminedthefuturedevelop-
mentofPolishrealism.Inaninnovativewayhepor-
trayedlifeofPolishpeopleofthesecondhalfofthe
19thcentury.Hismostpopularshortstoriesare:Kami-
zelka(TheWaistcoat)andZlegenddawnegoEgiptu
(FromtheLegendsofAncientEgypt)andhisnovelsin-
cludePlacówka(TheOutpost),Lalka(TheDoll),Emancy-
pantki(TheEmancipationists),andFaraon(ThePha-
raoh).
Prusdiedon19May1912.„Theheartofhearts”says
aninscriptiononhistombatthePowązkiCemeteryin
Warsaw.
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