About Zofia Nałkowska
Zofia Nałkowska ([ˈzɔfia nawˈkɔvska], 10 November 1884 – 17 December 1954) was a Polish prose writer, dramatist, and prolific essayist. She served as the executive member of the prestigious Polish Academy of Literature (1933–1939) during the interwar period. == Biography == Nałkowska was born into a family of intellectuals dedicated to issues of social justice. She was the sister of the sculptor Hanna Nałkowska. She studied at the clandestine Flying University under the Russian partition. Upon Poland's return to independence and the establishment of the Second Polish Republic she became one of the country's most distinguished feminist writers of novels, novellas and stage-plays characterized by socio-realism and psychological depth. From 1928, she was vice-president of the Polish PEN Club. In the 1930s, she took an active part in speeches against the Sanation regime. She was one of the organizers of protests against political persecution in Poland. From 1933, she has been a member of the Polish Academy of Literature.
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