Jan August Kisielewski

Portrait of Jan Kisielewski by Stanisław Wyspiański, 1899

Jan August Kisielewski (Rzeszów, 1876 – 1918, Warsaw), was a Polish writer, essayist and playwright associated with the Young Poland literary movement at the turn of the century. He was the co-founder of a legendary literary cabaret Zielony Balonik in Kraków under the Austrian rule during the final years of the Partitions of Poland. Jan August Kisielewski was a brother of Zygmunt Kisielewski of the Polish Legions in World War I, also a writer.[1][2][3]

Plays by Jan August Kisielewski

Notes and references

  1. The Little Green Balloon (Zielony Balonik). Akademia Pełni Życia, Kraków. (English) (Polish)
  2. Zielony Balonik. 2011 Instytut Książki, Poland.
  3. Jan August Kisielewski at Magazyn Culture.pl (Polish)
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