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Wanda Leopold | |
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| Born | Wanda Jadwiga Iwanowska 13 October 1920 Warsaw |
| Died | 8 October 1977 (aged 56) Gdańsk |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Occupation(s) | Author and Activist |
| Spouse(s) | Stanislaw Leopold, Kajetan Sosnowski |
| Children | Joan (b. 1943 - d. 1945), Honorata (b. 1950), Martin (b. 1952) |
Wanda Leopold (13 October 1920 – 8 October 1977) was a Polish author, medical doctor, and social science activist known for her study of English writings beginning in West Africa, specifically Nigeria.[1] A translator as well as a literary critic, she stressed the artistic qualities of creative writing. She was a scholar of Polish culture, literature, and language.[2] Her book, "O literaturze Czarnej Afryki," (On The Literature of Black Africa)[3] was the first Polish introduction to African literature that was written in both English, and French. Some of her first critical essays were on Chinua Achebe, Cyprian Ekwensi, and Wole Soyinka.[4]
- ^ European-language Writing in Sub-Saharan Africa: 1. John Benjamins Publishing. 1986-01-01. ISBN 978-9630538329.
- ^ Heiser, Dorothea; Taberner, Stuart; Jens, Walter (2014-01-01). My Shadow in Dachau: Poems by Victims and Survivors of the Concentration Camp. Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 9781571139078.
- ^ "Front Matter". Research in African Literatures. 5 (2). 1974-01-01. JSTOR 3818670.
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