Jan Brzoza
Jan Brzoza | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Józef Worobiec / Józef Wyrobiec |
| Born | 10 December 1900 Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Lviv |
| Died | 17 November 1971 (aged 70) Silesian Voivodeship, Myszków |
| Resting place | Katowice |
| Pen name | Jan Brzoza |
| Occupation | writer, journalist, publicist, radio-host, |
| Language | Polish |
| Citizenship | Second Polish Republic USSR Polish People's Republic |
| Genre | Socialist realism |
| Subject | workers' life |
| Notable works | Diaries of the unemployed, Children, Building an edifice, Earth, The Ninth Battalion |
| Notable awards | Order 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.