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Alfred Szklarski (January 21, 1912 in Chicago – April 9, 1992 in Katowice) was a Polish author of youth literature. He also published his books as Alfred Bronowski, Fred Garland and Alfred Murawski.
Szklarski was born in Chicago, Illinois, as the son of an émigré and journalist, Andrzej Szklarski, and Maria née Markosik. He started school in Chicago but he moved to Poland with his father in 1926. At first he lived in Włocławek where he continued his education. Then in 1932 he moved to Warsaw where he studied at the Academy of Political Sciences until 1938. The graduation paved the way for his diplomatic career but his plans were interrupted by the outbreak of World War II. Szklarski stayed in the Polish capital during the German occupation. He took part in the Warsaw Uprising as a volunteer rifleman. After the uprising's fall, he moved to Cracow but in February 1945 he went to live in Katowice in Upper Silesia where he stayed permanently. (...)
Alfred Szklarski debuted during the German occupation of Poland with his novels which were aimed at adults. These included: Żelazny pazur (Iron claw, 1942), Krwawe diamenty (Bloody diamonds, 1943) and Tajemnica grobowca (The secret of the tomb, 1944). In the post-war period he started to sign his writings with pseudonyms: Alfred Bronowski and Fred Garland. However, his publishing house persuaded him to write youth novels signed with his real name. That was how his best known books came into existence, namely the series of novels about Tomek Wilmowski, a young boy who travels the world with his friends (Polish emigrants) and experiences great adventures. Tomek, who is the main character of the books, learns the value of friendship, study, responsibility, etc. The series of 9 books is full of geographical, historical, cultural and biological knowledge as well as humour and entertainment which is aimed at adolescents and young adults.
Szklarski was co-author (with his own wife Krystyna Szklarska) of a trilogy about the Sioux titled Złoto Gór Czarnych (The Gold of the Black Hills). The books described hunting bisons, the beliefs, intertribal conflicts and the later native Americans' first contact with the white people as well as their fights. (...) Szklarski is considered to have believed that the history of native Americans is similar to a great extent to the history of Poland. The ...
