Edmund Chojecki | |
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| Born | Edmund Franciszek Maurycy Chojecki 15 October 1822 Wiski, Podlasie |
| Died | 1 December 1899 (aged 77) Paris |
| Occupation | Novelist, Journalist and Playwright |
| Language | Polish, French |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Period | 19th century |
Edmund Franciszek Maurycy Chojecki (Polish pronunciation: [xɔˈjɛt͡skʲi]; Wiski, Podlasie, 15 October 1822 – 1 December 1899, Paris) was a Polish journalist, playwright, novelist, poet and translator.[1][2] Originally hailing from Warsaw,[3] from 1844 he resided in France,[2] where he wrote under the pen name Charles Edmond.
Early on, Chojecki participated in leftist intellectual and political movements and edited Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz's political weekly magazine La Tribune des Peuples (The Peoples' Tribune). In time he entered elite Parisian learned and literary circles, became secretary to Emperor Napoleon III, and co-founded the Paris daily Le Temps, predecessor to Le Monde.
Chojecki wrote a notable Polish-language novel, Alkhadar (1854), and translated into Polish (1847) Jan Potocki's celebrated novel, The Saragossa Manuscript.
- ^ Encyklopedia Polski (Encyclopedia of Poland): "Chojecki, Edmund"; p. 98, ibidem.
- ^ a b Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN (PWN Universal Encyclopedia): "Chojecki, Edmund"; volume 1, p. 454, ibidem.
- ^ Jan Zygmunt Jakubowski, ed., Literatura polska od średniowiecza do pozytywizmu (Polish Literature from the Middle Ages to Positivism), p. 498, ibidem.