Andrzej Kmicic
Andrzej Kmicic is best known as a fictional character created by Henryk Sienkiewicz featured in the novel The Deluge. He is a typical szlachcic (Polish-Lithuanian noble) from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth; unruly yet patriotic. During the course of the books, he transforms from a villain to a hero.
Andrzej Kmicic | |
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The Trilogy character | |
First appearance | The Deluge |
Last appearance | Fire in the Steppe |
Created by | Henryk Sienkiewicz |
Portrayed by | Daniel Olbrychski |
In-universe information | |
Alias | Babinicz |
Nickname | Jędrek |
Gender | Male |
Spouse | Aleksandra Billewiczówna |
Religion | Christian |
Nationality | Lithuanian |
The 1991–92 Copernicus Society translation by W.S. Kuniczak calls the character Andrei Kmita, rather than Andrzej Kmicic.[1]
The moral transformation of Kmicic is similar to the transformation of Prince Roman from Joseph Conrad's book.[2]
Samuel Kmicic may have served as the prototype of Andrzej Kmicic.[3]
References
- Sienkiewicz, Henryk (1992). Fire in the Steppe. Trans. W. S. Kuniczak. New York: Copernicus Society of America / Hippocrene Books. pp. 21, 25. ISBN 0-7818-0025-0.
- Adam Gillon, "Some Polish Literary Motifs in the Works of Joseph Conrad", The Slavic and East European Journal, Vol. 10, No. 4 (Winter, 1966), pp. 427-428.
- "Kmicic istniał naprawdę. Kim był Samuel Kmicic, pierwowzór głównego bohatera „Potopu”" , Wprost, April 5, 2021
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