in 1966 he quit the Polish United Workers' Party in protest against the Communists' suppression of art, science and culture, along with other notable Polish writers of the time. Following this, he had to wait until 1978 before the censorship allowed his novels to appear in print again. He died on August 8, 1996 in Warsaw. Personal life Stryjkowski was gay, and came out at the age of 88. Notes and references 1905 births 1996 deaths Jews from Galicia (Eastern Europe) Ukrainian Jews Polish male writers Jewish Polish writers People from Stryi Gay Jews Polish gay writers International Writing Program alumni 20th-century Polish journalists Recipients of the State Award Badge (Poland) 20th-century Polish LGBT people