Born: 2 July 1923 · Died: 1 February 2012 · Age at death: 88
How old was Wisława Szymborska when she died?
Wisława Szymborska died aged 88. She was born on 2 July 1923 and died on 1 February 2012.
Polish poet whose ironic, precise verses on everyday life and history won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1996
Did you know?She was known for her playful sense of humour and frequently created her own artistic collages to send as postcards.
Quick facts
Date of birth2 July 1923
Date of death1 February 2012
Age at death88
Cause of deathLung cancer
NationalityPolish
BirthplaceProwent, Poland
Occupationpoet, writer, translator
Editor's Take:
Wisława Szymborska wrote poems that are clear, witty and deep. She looked at everyday things and found big questions in them. Her poems are often short and full of irony. She was very private and published only about 350 poems. Her best-known works include View with a Grain of Sand. She won the Nobel Prize in 1996. She called the Nobel her "Stockholm tragedy" because of the attention.
Key Milestones
1952: First book – poems
1957: Calling Out to Yeti – poems
1976: A Large Number – poems
1993: The End and the Beginning – poems
Maria Wisława Anna Szymborska (Polish:; 2 July 1923 – 1 February 2012) was a Polish poet, essayist, translator, and recipient of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature. Born in Prowent (now part of Kórnik in west-central Poland), she resided in Kraków until the end of her life.
Wisława Szymborska's birthday is July 2. She was born on July 2, 1923 in Prowent, Poland.
How old was Wisława Szymborska when she died?
Wisława Szymborska died on February 1, 2012, aged 88.
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