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Born Feb 3, 1928 · Warsaw, Poland
Active 1961–2000 · Awards: Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Arts and Culture Prize of German Catholics, Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Andreas Gryphius Prize, Nelly Sachs Prize, Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland, Austrian State Prize for European Literature, Pour le Mérite
Andrzej Szczypiorski was a Polish novelist and politician. He served as a member of the Polish legislature, and was a Solidarity activist interned during the military crackdown of 1981. He was a secret police agent in the 1950s.