Jerzy Bandrowski (1883–1940)

Abstract

The paper introduces the figure of Jerzy Bandrowski (1883–1940), a man of letters, feature writer, translator, and soldier. By using archival materials, such as memoirs, correspondence, press articles and documents, the author has produced a biographical sketch of Bandrowski who still remains a rather obscure figure, despite his colourful life and considerable literary output. The writer’s life and experiences have been portrayed against the background of the difficult times in which he lived, from his early student years, to the tumultuous period of the Great War which he spent in exile, including his sojourn in the Far East, to the interwar period and the problems he  encountered.