Wisława Szymborska

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Wisława Szymborska was a Polish poet, essayist, and translator renowned for her witty, philosophical verse and awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1996.

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Wisława Szymborska canonical 2
Szymborska 1

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instanceOf Nobel laureate in Literature
essayist
human
poet
translator
awardReceived Goethe Prize
Herder Prize
Nobel Prize in Literature
Order of the White Eagle (Poland)
surface form: Order of the White Eagle
causeOfDeath lung cancer
countryOfCitizenship Poland
dateOfBirth 1923-07-02
dateOfDeath 2012-02-01
educatedAt Jagiellonian University
familyName Wisława Szymborska self-linksurface differs
surface form: Szymborska
fieldOfWork literature
poetry
genre essay
poetry
givenName Ewelina
surface form: Wisława
influenced contemporary Polish poetry
languageOfWorkOrName Polish
memberOf Polish Writers’ Association
surface form: Polish Writers’ Union
movement Polish literature
name Wisława Szymborska self-link
nationality Polish
nobelPrizeCategory Literature
nobelPrizeYear 1996
notableIdea ironic philosophical reflection on everyday life
notableWork Calling Out to Yeti
Nothing Twice
People on a Bridge
Poems New and Collected
Salt
View with a Grain of Sand
occupation essayist
poet
translator
placeOfBirth Prowent
near Poznań
placeOfDeath Kraków
residence Kraków
sexOrGender female
spouse Adam Włodek
workPeriod 20th century
21st century
writingStyle ironic
philosophical
witty

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Jagiellonian University notableAlumnus Wisława Szymborska
Wisława Szymborska name Wisława Szymborska self-link
Wisława Szymborska familyName Wisława Szymborska self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Szymborska