Henrik Adam Alexander Pius Sienkiewicz

Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz (Polish: Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz) ɕɛnˈkʲɛvit͡ʂ]; May 5, 1846 – November 15, 1916) was a Polish writer. His major works include the Patriotic Trilogy of historical novels: "Fire and Sword", "Torrent" and "Catching Fire", which mainly reflect the story of the Polish people's resistance to foreign invasion in the 17th century. His other works include "The Crusader Knights", "Where Are You Going/The Tyrant's Burning City", "In the Desert and the Wilderness", etc. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1905 due to "the outstanding achievements of his epic works". He was the first person to win the Nobel Prize for Literature for his outstanding achievements in novel creation. At the beginning of the 20th century, Lu Xun, Zhou Zuoren and others began to translate Sienkiewicz's works into Chinese. Today, most of his novels and some of his novels and short stories are available in Chinese.