Andrzej Kmicic

Andrzej Kmicic
The Trilogy character
First appearance The Deluge
Last appearance Fire in the Steppe
Created by Henryk Sienkiewicz
Portrayed by Daniel Olbrychski
Information
Nickname(s) Jędrek
Aliases Babinicz
Gender Male
Family Unknown
Spouse(s) Aleksandra Billewiczówna
Religion Christian
Nationality Pole

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 Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth; unruly yet patriotic. During the course of the books he transforms from a villain to a hero.

He is based on a real historical character, Samuel Kmicic.

Moral transformation of Andrzej Kmicic is similar to transformation of Prince Roman from Joseph Conrad's book[1].

References

  1. ^ 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.