It is often incorrectly asserted that Sienkiewicz received his Nobel Prize for Quo Vadis.[5] While Quo Vadis is the novel that brought him international fame, the Nobel Prize does not name any particular novel, instead citing "his outstanding merits as an epic writer".[2] In his acceptance speech, he said this honor was of particular value to a son of Poland: "She was pronounced dead – yet here is proof that she lives on...