Anna Iwaszkiewicz
Anna Iwaszkiewicz | |
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Born | Anna Lilpop 17 December 1897 |
Died | 23 December 1979 Stawisko, Poland | (aged 82)
Resting place | Roman-Catholic Cemetery in Brwinów |
Nationality | Polish |
Occupation(s) | Writer and translator |
Spouse | Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz |
Children | Maria and Teresa |
Parent(s) | Stanisław Wilhelm Lilpop and Jadwiga nee Stankiewicz |
Righteous Among the Nations |
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Anna Iwaszkiewicz,
For her role in rescuing Jews during World War II, she and her husband were honored with the award of Righteous Among the Nations.
Biography
Early years
When Anna was four years old, her mother Jadwiga Stankiewicz left her and her father, wealthy industrialist Stanisław Wilhelm Lilpop, for the pianist
Marriage
On 12 September 1922, after overcoming the initial resistance of her father, she married poet Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz. For this marriage, she broke off an engagement to Prince Krzysztof Radziwiłł, arranged several years earlier.[2] Through her marriage she gained the opportunity to establish contacts with the artistic and literary community.
She gave birth to daughters: Maria and Teresa.
Wartime
During the
Literary activity
Anna wrote for journals for many years, which demonstrate her literary talent and personality. Anna published essays, mainly on the works of Marcel Proust, Joseph Conrad and Thomas Mann (partly under a pseudonym). She translated French literature (Marcel Proust, Michel Butor, Alain-Fournier, Jules Verne) and English-language literature (Thomas Marton and Alfred North Whitehead). At the end of her life, she published the book Nasze zwierzęta (Our Animals) (1978). Her most outstanding work is Dzienniki i wspomnienia (Diaries and Memoirs) (published in 2000), containing valuable descriptions of life in the interwar period and memories of, among others, Karol Szymanowski, a relative of her husband.[citation needed]
Personality
Anna had mental health issues, including depression. She coped with it by being a devoted Catholic.[citation needed]
Her husband did not hide his sexual orientation or male lovers from her, while Anna herself was bisexual.[2] Nonetheless, the couple considered their marriage happy and successful.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Story of Rescue - The Iwaszkiewicz Family | Polscy Sprawiedliwi". sprawiedliwi.org.pl. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
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- ^ a b "Muzeum im. Anny i Jarosława Iwaszkiewiczów w Stawisku". www.stawisko.pl. Retrieved 2019-12-06.