Gustaw Herling-Grudziński
Polish writer
Died when: 81 years 45 days (973 months)Star Sign: Taurus
Gustaw Herling-Grudziński (Polish pronunciation: [ˈgustaf 'herlink gru 'dʑiɲskʲi];May 20, 1919 − July 4, 2000) was a Polish writer, journalist, essayist, World War II underground fighter, and political dissident abroad during the communist system in Poland.
He is best known for writing a personal account of life in the Soviet Gulag entitled A World Apart, first published in 1951 in London.
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