GUSTAW HERLING-GRUDZIŃSKI
Gustaw Herling Grudziński (1919-2000) - prose writer, literary critic, essayist.
Arrested in the war and sent to a camp in the Far North, he left Russia in Anders's
Army and fought at Monte Cassino. In 1947 he co-founded and initially co-edited
the magazine 'Kultura' then published in Rome. When the magazine moved he settled
in London and in 1952 returned to Italy. Winner of many prizes: 'Kultura' (1958),
'Jurzykowski' (1964), 'Kościelskis'(1966), 'The News' (1981), the Italian Premio
Viareggio prize, the international 'Prix Gutenberg' and French Pen-Club. In
1998 he was awarded the Order of the White Eagle.
In 1951 he released his recollections of his time in Soviet prison camps - 'Another
World' - one of the first and best works devoted top the subject in world literature.
The book brought him international acclaim. His many-volumed journal covering
the period 1973- 1999 also enjoyed great success: 'Collected stories' (1990),
'Ringing the bell ringer's death knell' (2000), 'The shortest guidebook around
oneself' (2000).
