Zofia Posmysz: Biography, Facts and Career
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Zofia Posmysz-Piasecka (née Posmysz; 23 August 1923 – 8 August 2022) was a Polish journalist, novelist, and author. She was a resistance fighter in World War II and survived imprisonment at the Auschwitz and Ravensbrück concentration camps. Her autobiographical account of the Holocaust in occupied Poland, Passenger from Cabin 45, became the basis for her 1962 novel Passenger, subsequently translated into 15 languages. The original radio drama was adapted for an award-winning feature film, while the novel was adapted into an opera of the same name with music by Mieczysław Weinberg.
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- Full name: Zofia Posmysz
- Born: 1923-08-23
- Nationality: Poland
- Known as: Author
- Wikidata ID: Q218317
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Who is Zofia Posmysz?
Zofia Posmysz-Piasecka (née Posmysz; 23 August 1923 – 8 August 2022) was a Polish journalist, novelist, and author.
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Zofia Posmysz is Poland.
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Zofia Posmysz was born on 1923-08-23.
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