Last name: Tuwim
Name/names: Julian
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Born: 13 September 1894 (Łódź, Poland)
Died: 27 December 1953 (Zakopane, Poland).
Julian Tuwim – born 13 September 1894 in Łódź, died 27 December 1953 in Zakopane; bot them; poet, philosopher.
Co -founder of the Skamander poetic group. Collaborator, m.in. from 1924 “Literary news”, 1926-33 “Warsaw Cyrulka”, Literary Head of Warsaw Art Convents. W czasie wojny polsko-bolszewickiej pracownik w biurze prasowym Józefa Piłsudskiego.
W 1939 emigrates through Romania to France, and after its surrender (1940), through Portugal and Brazil to the USA. W 1942 He lives in New York. During the war, he collaborated with emigre magazines. In year 1946 returns to the country. In the years 1947 – 50 is the artistic director of the New Theater. By many old friends criticized for excessive servility towards the communist authorities (it is, among others. autorem kilku tekstów gloryfikujących Józefa Stalina). Łódź called the greatest city on Earth. He has been in mind of his loved ones and friends as a patriot.
In the years 1928 i 1949 won the Literary Award of the City of Łódź, w 1935 Polish Pen Club Award, w 1949 doctorate honorary causa at the University of Lodz, and in 1951 First degree state prize.
In youthful work (Looking for God 1918, Dancing Socrates 1920) contrasted the convention of the Young Poland lyrics of everyday life, combining expressionist biology with urban motifs and colloquial language, Although not the signs of sentimental moodlessness. W zbiorach Black (1929), Gypsy Bible (1933) i Surprising content (1936) Philosophical and linguistic reflection is accompanied by a recurrence to classical and romantic traditions and the socio-political themes captured in the spirit of humanitarianism and pacifism, takes on political expressiveness. W powstałych na obczyźnie Polish flowers (wide. 1949) referred to the poetics of the romantic digressive poem.
Rich satirical creativity (Rymów Fair 1934) in Kabaretowa (songs), Popular poems for children (Locomotive 1938), Sketches and collections of peculiarities (Polish spells and devils… 1924, Polish drunk dictionary… 1935, Pegasus Dęba 1950, Cicer with stem, t. 1-3 1958-63), anthology (Four centuries of Polish epigrams 1937, Book of Polish poems of the 19th century, 1954). Also translations from the Russian classics (Word about Igor's expedition 1928, Pushkin lute 1937).
In Łódź, in honor of Tuwim, there is a bench with his statue. Is believed, that rubbing the poet's nose brings happiness.