WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY

William Makepeace Thackeray (ur. 18 lipca 1811 w Kalkucie, zm. 24 grudnia 1863 w Londynie) – pisarz angielski, dziennikarz i satyryk. Zyskał popularność dzięki powieści Targowisko próżności (Vanity Fair), satyrycznemu portretowi społeczeństwa angielskiego w XIX wieku. Przedstawiciel realizmu krytycznego....

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