The Deluge (novel)

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The Deluge (Polish: Potop) is a historical novel by the Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz, published in 1886. It is the second volume of a three-volume series known to Poles as "the Trilogy," having been preceded by With Fire and Sword (Ogniem i mieczem, 1884) and followed by Fire in the Steppe (Pan Wołodyjowski, 1886). The novel tells a story of a fictional Polish soldier and noble Andrzej Kmicic and shows a panorama of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during the historical Deluge which was a part of the Northern Wars.

Contents 1 Film adaptations 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Film adaptations

The novel was adapted for the screen by Polish director Jerzy Hoffman in 1974, as The Deluge. The role of Andrzej Kmicic was played by Polish actor Daniel Olbrychski.

[edit] See also

• Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
• The Deluge
• List of historical novels

[edit] References

• Henryk Sienkiewicz, The Deluge, Hippocrene Books 1991, ISBN 0-87052-004-0
• Jerzy R. Krzyanowski, The Trilogy Companion: A Reader's Guide to the Trilogy of Henryk Sienkiewicz, Hippocrene Books, 1992, ISBN 0-87052-221-3
• Sienkiewicz Trilogy DVD edition, 2004

[edit] External links

• The full text of the book in Polish in pl.wikisource