Boleslaw Prus

In 1912, Boleslaw Prus had started work on a new novel called "Changes". His sudden death left the novel unfinished.

While Boleslaw Pius was writing with serious intent, most of his notable works offer a humorous and witty description of their topics. The major exception was "Children" (1908), a humorless novel about the radical youth of his era: revolutionaries, terrorists and anarchists. It was poorly received and is still considered a lesser work.

Boleslaw Prus was reportedly survived by an illegitimate son, Jan Bogusz Sacewicz (1906-1944). Jan died in a German concentration camp during World War II.

In 1904, Boleslaw Prus' adopted son, Emil Trembinski, committed suicide by firearm. He was only 17-years-old. His father survived him by 8 years.

Boleslaw Prus suffered from agoraphobia throughout his life. He went on a tour of Europe in 1895, and had to spend two months recuperating from the shock of being surrounded by large crowds.

When 16-years-old, Boleslaw Prus took part in the January Uprising against the Russian Empire (1863-1864). He was wounded and captured in a battle against the Russians, suffering gunpowder injuries to his eyes. He was held in custody for several months, and placed on trial by a military court. The Russian authorities decided to release him with minimal punishment, because he was still underage.

Boleslaw Prus (real name Aleksander Glowacki), 1847-1912, writer and journalist; played critical role in modernizing the Polish novel; co-creator of Polish Realism; humoresques, novellas, short stories: Klopoty babuni (Grandmother's Troubles, 1874), Powracajaca fala (The Returning Wave, 1880), Antek (1881), Kamizelka (The Vest, 1882), novelistic sketches incl.