Marek Hłasko

One of the most popular Polish writers of the 20th century, his works were dominated by the idea of evil prevailing over good, the inevitable loss of ideals in clashes with reality, and a masculinist point of view. He wrote about protest of a moral nature, depicting the lives of the lower classes as filled with hopelessness and cynicism, where dreams of change prove to be vain. His nonconformism and critique of communism led him to leave Poland, spending the rest of his life abroad.