Jurij Brězan was a Sorbian writer. His works, especially the novels, narrative works and children's books, were available in the two languages German and Upper Sorbian.
Jurij Brězan in 1967
Jurij Brězan with Christa Wolf in 1981
Sorbs are an indigenous West Slavic ethnic group predominantly inhabiting the parts of Lusatia located in the German states of Saxony and Brandenburg. Sorbs traditionally speak the Sorbian languages, which are closely related to Czech, Polish, Kashubian, Silesian, and Slovak. Upper Sorbian and Lower Sorbian are officially recognized minority languages in Germany.
Traditional female costume of Lower Lusatia (Spreewald)
The reconstructed Lusatian gord (fortification) of Raduš (Raddusch), near Vetschau, in Lower Lusatia
Sorbian church in Senftenberg (Zły Komorow)
First issue of the Bramborski Serbski Casnik Sorbian newspaper, 1848