Career
In Polish literature, he was one of the leading representatives of Naturalism. During his literary career, Dygasiński wrote several short stories and novels. They were translated into Russian and German.
In 1891, Dygasiński went on a trip to Brazil on a trail of Polish emigrants from Partitioned Poland.
He produced a series of letters describing the tragic fate of Polish emigrees in South America. In the following years Dygasiński maintained a position of a tutor and coach for numerous wealthy landowning families.
Late in life he settled in Warsaw, where he died on June 6, 1902, and was buried at the local Powązkowski Cemetery.