The Peasants
Title page of the first edition, 1904 | |
| Author | Władysław Reymont |
|---|---|
| Original title | Chłopi |
| Translator | Michael Henry Dziewicki Anna Zaranko |
| Language | Polish |
| Genre | novel |
| Set in | Poland, late 19th century |
| Publisher | Tygodnik Illustrowany (first parts) Gebethner i Wolff (bound edition) |
Publication date | 1904 (Vol I, II), 1906 (Vol III), 1909 (Vol IV) |
| Publication place | Congress Poland |
Published in English | 1924 |
| Media type | Print: hardback |
| Awards | 1924 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 891.8536 | |
| LC Class | PG7158.R4 C5 |
Original text | Chłopi at Polish Wikisource |
The Peasants (Polish: Chłopi) is a novel written by the Polish author Władysław Reymont in four parts between 1904 and 1909. He started writing it in 1897, but because of a railway accident and health problems, it took seven years to complete. The first parts of the story were published in the weekly magazine Tygodnik Illustrowany. The novel has been translated into at least 27 languages. Władysław Reymont received the 1924 Nobel Prize in Literature for this work.