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O. V. de L. (Oscar Vladislas de Lubicz) Milosz
1877–1939
A French-language poet, playwright, novelist, and essayist with Lithuanian roots, he brought symbolism, mysticism, and diplomatic experience into a singular body of work. He is also remembered for representing Lithuania at the League of Nations between the world wars.
2 Audiobooks
Ars magna
by O. V. de L. (Oscar Vladislas de Lubicz) Milosz
L'Amoureuse Initiation
by O. V. de L. (Oscar Vladislas de Lubicz) Milosz
About the author
Born in 1877, Oscar Vladislas de Lubicz Milosz wrote in French and built a literary career that moved from late Symbolist beginnings toward a deeply personal, visionary style. His work spans poetry, plays, novels, and essays, and readers often remember it for its intensity, spiritual searching, and rich imaginative language.
Milosz was closely tied to Lithuania by family background and public service. After Lithuania regained independence, he served as its representative in Paris and at the League of Nations, giving his life an unusual blend of literature and diplomacy.
He died in 1939, leaving behind a reputation as a distinctive and hard-to-classify writer whose work joined poetic beauty with metaphysical ambition. He is also known as a relative of the later Nobel Prize-winning poet Czesław Miłosz, though his own voice and legacy stand very much apart.