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Henryk Sienkiewicz

Born

in Wola Okrzejska, Poland

May 05, 1846

Died

November 15, 1916

Genre

History, Historical Fiction

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Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz (also known as "Litwos"; May 5, 1846–November 15, 1916) was a Polish journalist and Nobel Prize-winning novelist. He was one of the most popular Polish writers at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, and received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1905 for his "outstanding merits as an epic writer."

Born into an impoverished gentry family in the Podlasie village of Wola Okrzejska, in Russian-ruled Poland, Sienkiewicz wrote historical novels set during the Rzeczpospolita (Polish Republic, or Commonwealth). His works were noted for their negative portrayal of the Teutonic Order in The Teutonic Knights (Krzyżacy), which was remarkable as a significant portion of his readership lived under German rule. M ...more

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Henryk Sienkiewicz’s books

Average rating: 3.68 · 104,393 ratings · 7,173 reviews · 1,378 distinct works • Similar authors

	Quo Vadis 4.01 avg rating — 42,022 ratings — published 1896	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	W pustyni i w puszczy 3.31 avg rating — 12,440 ratings — published 1911 — 452 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Latarnik 2.98 avg rating — 11,302 ratings — published 1881 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ogniem i mieczem (Trylogia, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 6,771 ratings — published 1884 — 321 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Potop (Trylogia, #2) 3.69 avg rating — 6,877 ratings — published 1886 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Teutonic Knights 3.39 avg rating — 6,387 ratings — published 1900 — 342 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pan Wołodyjowski (Trylogia, #3) 3.99 avg rating — 3,203 ratings — published 1886 — 296 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Potop. Tom I 3.58 avg rating — 2,262 ratings — published 1954 — 147 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Janko Muzykant 2.87 avg rating — 2,459 ratings — published 1878 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Potop. Tom II 3.80 avg rating — 1,278 ratings — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Henryk Sienkiewicz

The Trilogy - 3 book edition (3 books)
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Henryk Sienkiewicz

3.90 avg rating — 16,946 ratings

The Trilogy (6 books)
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Henryk Sienkiewicz

3.78 avg rating — 14,179 ratings

The Knights of the Cross or Krzyżacy (1 book)
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Henryk Sienkiewicz,

Miroslaw Lipinksi (Editor)

3.40 avg rating — 6,831 ratings

In Desert and Wilderness (2 books)
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Henryk Sienkiewicz,

France Vodnik (Translator),

Nikolaj Omersa (Illustrator),

Iztok Ilich (Afterword),

Marijan Tršar (Afterword)

4.14 avg rating — 14 ratings

Quotes by Henryk Sienkiewicz (?)

“But I think happiness springs from another source, a far deeper one that doesn't depend on will because it comes from love.”
― Henryk Sienkiewicz, Quo Vadis

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“Nevertheless, in this sea of human wretchedness and malice there bloomed at times compassion, as a pale flower blooms in a putrid marsh.”
― Henryk Sienkiewicz, In Desert and Wilderness

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“It is not Atlas who carries the world on his shoulders, but woman; and sometimes she plays with it as with a ball.”
― Henryk Sienkjewicz

tags: atlas, ball, play, quo-vadis, shoulders, woman, women

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Polls

May 2025 - Old School Classics Poll

Death in Venice by Thomas Mann, 1911, 142pp

48 votes, 40.3%

Allan Quartermain by H. Rider Haggard, 1887, 204 pp

16 votes, 13.4%

Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence, 1913, 654pp

14 votes, 11.8%

Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz, 1986, 589 pp

12 votes, 10.1%

The Toilers of the Sea by Victor Hugo, 1866, 480pp

11 votes, 9.2%

What Maisie Knew by Henry James, 1897, 275pp

10 votes, 8.4%

My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin, 1901, 278 p

8 votes, 6.7%

119 total votes

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