| Andrzej Kmicic | |
|---|---|
| The Trilogy character | |
| First appearance | The Deluge |
| Last appearance | Fire in the Steppe |
| Created by | Henryk Sienkiewicz |
| Portrayed by | Daniel Olbrychski |
| In-universe information | |
| Alias | Babinicz |
| Nickname | Jędrek |
| Gender | Male |
| Spouse | Aleksandra Billewiczówna |
| Religion | Christian |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
Andrzej Kmicic is best known as a fictional character created by Henryk Sienkiewicz featured in the novel The Deluge. He is a typical szlachcic (Polish-Lithuanian noble) from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth; unruly yet patriotic. During the course of the books, he transforms from a villain to a hero.
The 1991–92 Copernicus Society translation by W.S. Kuniczak calls the character Andrei Kmita, rather than Andrzej Kmicic.[1]
The moral transformation of Kmicic is similar to the transformation of Prince Roman from Joseph Conrad's book.[2]
Samuel Kmicic may have served as the prototype of Andrzej Kmicic.[3]
- ^ Sienkiewicz, Henryk (1992). Fire in the Steppe. Trans. W. S. Kuniczak. New York: Copernicus Society of America / Hippocrene Books. pp. 21, 25. ISBN 0-7818-0025-0.
- ^ Adam Gillon, "Some Polish Literary Motifs in the Works of Joseph Conrad", The Slavic and East European Journal, Vol. 10, No. 4 (Winter, 1966), pp. 427-428.
- ^ "Kmicic istniał naprawdę. Kim był Samuel Kmicic, pierwowzór głównego bohatera „Potopu”", Wprost, April 5, 2021