Author
Zygmunt Nowakowski 1891-1963

His real name was Zygmunt Tempka, he was born on 22 January 1891 in Kraków and died on 4 October 1963 in London. He was a writer, columnist, journalist, actor, theatre director. He held a PhD in Polish Language and Literature. From 1926 to 1929, he was an actor and director at the Juliusz Słowacki Theatre in Kraków. He wrote columns for Ilustrowany Kurier Codzienny [“Illustrated Daily Courier”]. In 1937, he was awarded the Golden Laurel of the Polish Academy of Literature, but refused to accept the honour. He emigrated in 1939. Nowakowski was a member of the National Council of the Republic of Poland affiliated with President Władysław Raczkiewicz (1940–1941) and editor-in-chief of Wiadomości Polskie, Polityczne i Literackie [“Polish, Political and Literary News”] (1940–1944). After World War II, he cooperated with Radio Free Europe. He published, among others, collections of his newspaper features Kucharz doskonały [“The Perfect Chef”] (1932) and Lajkonik na wygnaniu [“Lajkonik in Exile”] (1963) and novels Przylądek Dobrej Nadziei [“Cape of Good Hope”] (1931), Rubikon [“Rubicon”] (1935), Błękitna kotwica [“Blue Anchor”] (1939).

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