Jan Brzoza

Jan Brzoza
Native name
Józef Worobiec / Józef Wyrobiec
Born(1900-12-10)10 December 1900
Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Lviv
Died17 November 1971(1971-11-17) (aged 70)
Silesian Voivodeship, Myszków
Resting placeKatowice
Pen nameJan Brzoza
Occupationwriter, journalist, publicist, radio-host,
LanguagePolish
CitizenshipSecond Polish Republic
USSR
Polish People's Republic
GenreSocialist realism
Subjectworkers' life
Notable worksDiaries of the unemployed, Children, Building an edifice, Earth, The Ninth Battalion
Notable awardsOrder of the Banner of Labor (2nd class)

Jan Brzoza, real name Józef Worobiec or Józef Wyrobiec (10 December 1900 – 17 November 1971) was a Polish writer, publicist, radio-host, Communist activist and one of the founders of the proletarian literature in Poland.