Wittlin, JosephNovelist and poet. Born in Dymitrow, Poland. Received his elementary and secondary education in Lwow and attended University of Vienna. Literary director of a municipal theatre in Lodz; founder of a dramatic school. Contributor to numerous magazines published in Poland. Spent several years in Italy, where he was engaged in writing a monograph about St. Francis of Assisi. For his translation of Homer's "Odyssey," the Pen Club of Warsaw presented him with a special literary award. In 1936 his novel "Salt of the Earth" was published in Polish. This work was translated into nine other languages and in 1941 appeared in the English language in the United States. He is at present (1943) working on other volumes of the above novel and also preparing first volume of Polish verse entitled "Kontrabanda." He is a member of "Association of Writers from Poland." American Academy of Arts and Letters granted him a literary award in 1943. Address: 151 Fast 67th Street, New York, N. Y.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943
Joseph Wittlin (1896-1976)One of the most important Polish writers of this century, Joseph Wittiin (1896-1976) wrote novels, essays, poetry, and translations, and was once the Polish candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
For many years he lived in New York City as a political exile, contributing to the city's intellectual life.
Scholars from the United States and Poland discussed and evaluated his achievements on the centennial of his birth.From: An American Center for Polish Culture, The Kosciuszko Foundation, 1996