Jan August Kisielewski
Portrait of Jan Kisielewski by Stanisław Wyspiański, 1899
Jan August Kisielewski (Rzeszów, 1876 – 1918, Warsaw), was a Polish writer, essayist and playwright associated with the Young Poland literary movement at the turn of the century. He was the co-founder of a legendary literary cabaret Zielony Balonik in Kraków under the Austrian rule during the final years of the Partitions of Poland. Jan August Kisielewski was a brother of Zygmunt Kisielewski of the Polish Legions in World War I, also a writer.[1][2][3]
Plays by Jan August Kisielewski
- Parias (Pariah), 1896 – lost
- Karykatury (Caricatures), 1898
- W sieci (In the Net), 1896
- Ostatnie spotkanie (The Last Meeting), 1896
- Sonata, 1901
- Komedia miłości i cnoty (The Comedy of Love and Chastity), 1903 – unfinished
Notes and references
- ↑ The Little Green Balloon (Zielony Balonik). Akademia Pełni Życia, Kraków. (English) (Polish)
- ↑ Zielony Balonik. 2011 Instytut Książki, Poland.
- ↑ Jan August Kisielewski at Magazyn Culture.pl (Polish)
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