Generation of Columbuses

Summary

The Generation of Columbuses (Polish: pokolenie Kolumbów) is a term denoting the generation of Poles who were born soon after Poland regained its independence in 1918, and whose adolescence was marked by World War II.

The term itself was coined by Roman Bratny in his 1957 novel Kolumbowie. Rocznik 20 and was itself based on the name of Christopher Columbus, as Bratny described the entire generation as the ones who "discovered Poland". The term is generally applied to young intelligentsia, but it also includes all young people who, instead of living a traditional young adulthood, had to fight against foreign occupation and study at secret universities.

Notable people edit

Among the notable people commonly associated with the generation are:

References edit

  • Marcel Cornis-Pope, John Neubauer, History of the Literary Cultures of East-Central Europe, John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004, ISBN 90-272-3452-3, Print, p.146
  • Bolesław Klimaszewski, An Outline History of Polish Culture, Interpress, 1984, ISBN 83-223-2036-1, Print, p.343
  • Marek Haltof, Polish National Cinema, Berghahn Books, 2002, ISBN 1-57181-276-8, Print, p.76
  • Stanislas Likiernik "By devil's luck" Google
  • Stanislas Likiernik interviewed by Emil Marat and Michal Wojcik "Made in Poland" wielkalitera.pl Archived 2018-09-12 at the Wayback Machine

See also edit