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StefanŻeromski(1864–1925),polishwriter,civic
leaderandmoralist0Inhisstoriesandnovelsheprotested
againstsocialinjusticesandobstructionsthatprevented
thesimplefolkfromculturaldevelopment0Healsopointed
outthemoralresponsibilityoffightingforjusticeand
progress,intheshortstorySiłaczka(StrongWilled)and
inthenovelLudziebezdomni(HomelessPeople),inwhich
adoctorTomaszJudym,wantstosinglehandedlyfixthe
socialinjustices,andasaresult,suffersdefeat0Żeromski’s
prose,isstronglyboundtothetraditionofstruggles,for
Poland’sindependence:thenovelPopioły(Ashes),theshort
storyRozdziobiąnaskruki,wrony...(RavensandCrows
WillPeckUstoPieces…)0Oneofthemostfamousnovels
fortheyouthisSyzyfoweprace(SisypheanLabours)0Here
Żeromskiwroteabouttheprocessoftheripeningofpatriotic
youthonPolishlands,butunderRussianrule0Towardsthe
endofhislife,hewrotethenovel,Przedwiośnie(Coming
Spring),inwhichhewroteaboutmaturationandchanges
ofacharacter,CezaryBarykawhowasbornandraisedin
Baku0ThischaracterbecamedisenchantedaftertheRus-
sianrevolutionandarrivesinWarsaw0Thefirstyearsof
PolishIndependencewereveryharshlyappraisedinthis
novel0ŻeromskiisalsotheauthorofDzienniki(Diaries)
whichweremanagedformanyyears0
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