Stanisław Rembek (6 July 1901,

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– 21 March 1985,

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) was a Polish writer, translator, teacher and soldier of the

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the best Polish book about the fight that was written in the

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. In the opinion of the Polish writer Maria Dąbrowska, "W polu" was a better book than "

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" by

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. The novel received an award from the Francis de Sales Lewental Foundation. The book's reissue was blocked by communist censorship after

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. "Wyrok na Franciszka Kłosa" directed by

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, is based on Rembek's novel of the same title. The film "

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" directed by

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was based on Rembek's short stories.Rembek
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