Roman Pisarski (23 March 1912 – 10 July 1969) was a writer, children's and young adult literature author, and teacher. He had graduated
Polish studies
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The history of Polish ...
at the
Jagiellonian University
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,
Kraków
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,
Poland
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. He is the best known from his 1967 children's book ''
O psie, który jeździł koleją'', that was a fictionalised story based on the life of dog
Lampo, who become famous for his rail journeys across Italy. The book had become the mandatory reading in the
primary school
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s in
Poland
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.
Works
Novels
* ''Wakacje w zoo''
Short stories
* ''Sztuczny człowiek''
* ''
O psie, który jeździł koleją''
* ''Petros pelikan''
* ''Die Zeitkupplung'' (published in ''Die gelbe Lokomotive'' anthology)
Poem stories
* ''Podróże małe i duże''
* ''Opowieść o toruńskim pierniku''
* ''Opowieść o Lajkoniku''
* ''Sklep zegarmistrza''
* ''Gliniane kogutki''
* ''Domy, zamki, pałace''
* ''Jak się mieszka tu i tam''
* ''Wyrwidąb i Waligóra''
* ''W zaczarowanym sklepie''
* ''Szczęśliwy dzień''
Poems
* ''Rzekła rzepa rzepakowi''
* ''Kolorowa gramatyka''
* ''Śmieszne historie''
* ''Na łące i na płocie''
* ''Na Wroniej ulicy''
* ''Zielone serce''
* ''W lesie''
* ''Patrząc na pawia''
* ''Rozmowa z lalkami''
* ''Prima aprilis''
* ''Weseli astronauci''
* ''Port i morze''
Theater plays
* ''Piernikarze z Torunia''
Others
* ''Straż nad Odrą''
References
1912 births
1969 deaths
Polish children's writers
Writers from Ivano-Frankivsk
Jagiellonian University alumni
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