Katarzyna Grochola
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Katarzyna Grochola is a Polish writer and journalist.
, Poland
. Her mother was a specialist in Polish studies
and her father was a lawyer. She finished Julius Słowacki grammar school in Warsaw
. She always wanted to become a writer but by the time she took up writing she worked as a hospital attendant, a consultant in a marriage bureau, and a confectioner’s assistant. She cooperated with magazines like Jestem and Poradnik domowy. Grochola has a daughter named Dorota Szelągowska who is a journalist and a grandson – Antoni. She participated in XI edition of Dancing with the Stars
broadcast by TVN
channel and together with her dance partner, Jan Klimek, took third place.
In Poland her books were quite popular and sold thousands of copies. Grochola's collection of stories Podanie o miłość was translated into Russian and her novel Nigdy w Życiu! into Russian, German and Slovakian. Nigdy w Życiu! was advertised as a Polish Bridget Jones
but it met with cool reception of literary criticism. The author was accused of pandering to lowbrow tastes and of copying western patterns, yet the commercial success of this book (as well as her following books) proved how great is the demand in Poland for such an attractive popular literature. What's more Nigdy w Życiu!, the first volume of the “Żaby i Anioły” series, was the greatest bestseller among polish books in 2001. In February 2004 a movie by the same title was released under the direction of Ryszard Zatorski, with Danuta Stenka starring as Judyta. The second volume published in 2002, Serce na temblaku, achieved enormous success. Third part of the series, entitled Ja wam pokażę was also adapted for the screen - this time the leading part was portrayed by Grażyna Wolszczak
.
Katarzyna Grochola is also a columnist and co-scriptwriter of one of the most popular Polish TV Series like: M jak miłość and Na dobre i na złe. Osobowość Ćmy, a new novel that was released on April 15, 2005 was the first book to be published by Grochola's own publishing house, Wydawnictwo Autorskie.
Also one of her novels, Nigdy w życiu!, received an award in AS EMPiK
-u contest in 2001 and 2002 and Zielone drzwi was hailed as a Bestseller
of 2010.
Biography
Grochola was born in KrotoszynKrotoszyn
Krotoszyn is a town in central Poland with 30,010 inhabitants . It has been part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship since 1999; it was within Kalisz Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998....
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. Her mother was a specialist in Polish studies
Polish studies
Polish studies is the field of humanities that researches, documents and disseminates Polish language and literature in both its historic and present-day forms...
and her father was a lawyer. She finished Julius Słowacki grammar school in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
. She always wanted to become a writer but by the time she took up writing she worked as a hospital attendant, a consultant in a marriage bureau, and a confectioner’s assistant. She cooperated with magazines like Jestem and Poradnik domowy. Grochola has a daughter named Dorota Szelągowska who is a journalist and a grandson – Antoni. She participated in XI edition of Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars is the name of several international television series based on the format of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing, which is distributed by BBC Worldwide – the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the format has been licensed to over 35 countries...
broadcast by TVN
TVN
TVN may refer to:*TVN , a horse racing channel*TVN , a public broadcaster*TVN , a television station*TVN or TVNorge, a commercial television channel*TVN , a commercial broadcaster...
channel and together with her dance partner, Jan Klimek, took third place.
In Poland her books were quite popular and sold thousands of copies. Grochola's collection of stories Podanie o miłość was translated into Russian and her novel Nigdy w Życiu! into Russian, German and Slovakian. Nigdy w Życiu! was advertised as a Polish Bridget Jones
Bridget Jones
Bridget Jones is a franchise based on the fictional character with the same name. English writer Helen Fielding started her Bridget Jones's Diary column in The Independent in 1995, chronicling the life of Bridget Jones as a thirtysomething single woman in London as she tries to make sense of life...
but it met with cool reception of literary criticism. The author was accused of pandering to lowbrow tastes and of copying western patterns, yet the commercial success of this book (as well as her following books) proved how great is the demand in Poland for such an attractive popular literature. What's more Nigdy w Życiu!, the first volume of the “Żaby i Anioły” series, was the greatest bestseller among polish books in 2001. In February 2004 a movie by the same title was released under the direction of Ryszard Zatorski, with Danuta Stenka starring as Judyta. The second volume published in 2002, Serce na temblaku, achieved enormous success. Third part of the series, entitled Ja wam pokażę was also adapted for the screen - this time the leading part was portrayed by Grażyna Wolszczak
Grazyna Wolszczak
Grażyna Wolszczak is a Polish actress.Actor:*Na Wspólnej*Ja wam pokażę!*Wiedźmin*As-References:...
.
Katarzyna Grochola is also a columnist and co-scriptwriter of one of the most popular Polish TV Series like: M jak miłość and Na dobre i na złe. Osobowość Ćmy, a new novel that was released on April 15, 2005 was the first book to be published by Grochola's own publishing house, Wydawnictwo Autorskie.
Novels
- Przegryźć dżdżownicę (1997)
- Nigdy w życiu! (2001)
- Serce na temblaku (2002)
- Ja wam pokażę! (2004)
- Osobowość ćmy (2005)
- A nie mówiłam! (2006)
- Trzepot skrzydeł (2008)
- Kryształowy Anioł (2009)
- Zielone drzwi (2010)
Collections of stories
- Podanie o miłość (2001)
- Zdążyć przed pierwszą gwiazdką (2002)
- Upoważnienie do szczęścia (2003)
Interviews with psychotherapist
- Związki i rozwiązki miłosne (2002)
- Gry i zabawy małżeńskie i pozamałżeńskie (2006).
Awards
Katarzyna Grochola received 4 awards for her plays Pozwól mi odejść and Kot mi schudł in a dramatic contest Tespis 2000.Also one of her novels, Nigdy w życiu!, received an award in AS EMPiK
EMPiK
EMPiK, is a Polish commercial chain selling books, international press and media products The chain also owns a photo company EMPiK Foto as well as the foreign languages school Szkoła Języków Obcych EMPiK....
-u contest in 2001 and 2002 and Zielone drzwi was hailed as a Bestseller
Bestseller
A bestseller is a book that is identified as extremely popular by its inclusion on lists of currently top selling titles that are based on publishing industry and book trade figures and published by newspapers, magazines, or bookstore chains. Some lists are broken down into classifications and...
of 2010.