Władysław Orkan

Władysław Orkan
Władysław Orkan
Born
Franciszek Ksawery Smaciarz

(1875-11-27)27 November 1875
Poręba Wielka, Austria-Hungary
Died14 May 1930(1930-05-14) (aged 54)
Kraków, Poland
Resting placeZakopane
OccupationWriter
LanguagePolish
NationalityPolish
PeriodYoung Poland

Władysław Orkan (27 November 1875 – 14 May 1930) (born Franciszek Ksawery Smaciarz, later changed to Smreczyński, also known under his pen name, Orkan) was a Polish Goral writer and poet from the Young Poland period. He is known as one of the greatest Goral writers. The most famous of his works portray the common people from the region and Goral history.

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