Born: 7 May 1867 · Died: 5 December 1925 · Age at death: 58
How old was Władysław Reymont when he died?
Władysław Reymont died aged 58. He was born on 7 May 1867 and died on 5 December 1925.
Nobel Prize-winning Polish novelist of the early twentieth century
Did you know?To support himself before his literary success, he worked various jobs including as an actor in a travelling theatre troupe.
Quick facts
Date of birth7 May 1867
Date of death5 December 1925
Age at death58
NationalityPolish
BirthplaceKobiele Wielkie, Poland
Occupationwriter, novelist, screenwriter
Editor's Take:
Władysław Reymont knew the world of ordinary people because he had lived it. He tried many jobs before writing made his name. His Promised Land showed the greed and noise of a booming factory city. His Peasants captured village life with the rhythm of the farming year. It is rich in dialect, festivals and quarrels. The Nobel committee praised it as a great national epic. He died the year after receiving the prize.
Key Milestones
1899: Publishes The Promised Land
1904: Publishes the first volume of The Peasants
1909: Completes The Peasants
1924: Wins the Nobel Prize in Literature
Władysław Stanisław Reymont (Polish:; born Rejment; 7 May 1867 – 5 December 1925) was a Polish novelist and the laureate of the 1924 Nobel Prize in Literature. His best-known work is the award-winning four-volume novel Chłopi (The Peasants).
Władysław Reymont's birthday is May 7. He was born on May 7, 1867 in Kobiele Wielkie, Poland.
How old was Władysław Reymont when he died?
Władysław Reymont died on December 5, 1925, aged 58.
Who shares a birthday with Władysław Reymont?
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