Sienkiewicz
Proper noun
Meaning
Sienkiewicz (plural Sienkiewiczes)
A surname.
Examples
For this epic novel (among others), Sienkiewicz received the 1905 Nobel Prize for Literature.
In 1876 Sienkiewicz went to the United States with Helena Modrzejewska (soon to become famous in the U.S. as actress Helena Modjeska ) and her husband.
In 1892 Sienkiewicz signed an agreement for another novel, Rodzina Połanieckich (Children of the Soil), which was serialized in The Polish Gazette from 1893 and came out in book form in 1894.
In 1905 Henryk Sienkiewicz received a Nobel Prize in literature for his patriotic Trilogy inspiring a new sense of hope.
It is said that Sienkiewicz was inspired to write his novel while sitting in this church.
Just two weeks later, however, his bride left him; Sienkiewicz blamed "in-law intrigues".