Jan August Kisielewski (8 February 1876 in Rzeszów – 29 January 1918 in Warsaw), was a Polish writer, essayist and playwright associated with the Young Poland literary movement at the turn of the century. He was the co-founder of a legendary literary cabaret Zielony Balonik in Kraków under the Austrian rule during the final years of the Partitions of Poland. Jan August Kisielewski was a brother of Zygmunt Kisielewski of the Polish Legions in World War I, also a writer. Plays by Jan August Kisielewski Parias (Pariah), 1896 – lost Karykatury (Caricatures), 1898 W sieci (In the Net), 1896 Ostatnie spotkanie (The Last Meeting), 1896 Sonata, 1901 Komedia miłości i cnoty (The Comedy of Love and Chastity), 1903 – unfinished Notes and references Polish male writers 1876 births 1918 deaths Burials at Powązki Cemetery