Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz, also known by the pseudonym Litwos, was a Polish epic writer. He is remembered for his historical novels, such as the Trilogy series and especially for his internationally known best-seller Quo Vadis (1895–1896). The Nobel Prize in Literature 1905, announced November 9, 1905. Henryk Sienkiewicz, “because of his outstanding merits as an epic writer”. Henryk Sienkiewicz: born 1846, Wola Okrzejska, Poland. Wiki link Data: the Nobel Foundation (CC0).