Jerzy Janicki (10 August 1928 in
Chortkiv
Chortkiv ( uk, Чортків; pl, Czortków; yi, ''Chortkov'') is a city in Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Chortkiv Raion (district), housing the district's local adminis ...
– 15 April 2007 in
Warsaw
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is official ...
) was a Polish writer, journalist and scriptwriter. Author of many
radio auditions, among them most famous is the
radio drama
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Matysiakowie
''Matysiakowie'' (''The Matysiaks'') is one of the most popular Polish radio dramas. The series tells a story of a fictional Polish family, ''Matysiakowie'', from Powiśle, Warsaw.
History
The programme debuted in 1956, and with one 25-minute e ...
.'' He wrote many books about
Kresy
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, particularly about the city of
Lwów
Lviv ( uk, Львів) is the largest city in western Ukraine, and the seventh-largest in Ukraine, with a population of . It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukrain ...
(now Lviv, Ukraine).
External links
Zmarł pisarz i scenarzysta Jerzy Janicki Gazeta Wyborcza
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, 2007-04-15,
1928 births
2007 deaths
People from Chortkiv
Polish male dramatists and playwrights
Commanders with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Officers of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Knights of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Recipients of the Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis
20th-century Polish dramatists and playwrights
20th-century Polish male writers
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