or Maria Dombrowska orig. Marja Szumska
born Oct. 6, 1889, Russów, Pol.
died May 19, 1965, Warsaw
Polish writer and literary critic.
Da 0322; browska lived and studied in various European countries in her early years. She is best known for her epic narrative Nights and Days , 4 vol. (193234), a family saga on the theme of the human potential for development within uncertain circumstances. She also published four volumes of short stories, as well as plays, essays (including a series on Joseph Conrad ), and translations (including the diary of Samuel Pepys ). Long active in political and social causes, she was given a state funeral despite having protested communist censorship.