Małgorzata Musierowicz (born January 9, 1945)[2][1] is a popular Polish writer, author of many stories and novels for children and teenagers,[1] but read with pleasure by adults too. She is the sister of poet and translator
Stanisław Barańczak.
Life and career
Musierowicz was born in
Poznań,[1] Poland. She went to VII Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Dąbrówki in
Poznań. She graduated from the Art University in Poznań with an MFA degree in graphic design.[1] She frequently contributes articles to a Polish opinion magazine,
Tygodnik Powszechny. Her first book, "Małomówny i rodzina", was published in the mid-70s. She soon started to publish a series of humorous novels; the volumes are referred to as Jeżycjada. The name Jeżycjada derives from the name of a district in
Poznań, Jeżyce where all her characters live. Musierowicz also wrote books for younger children. Her books "Kłamczucha", "Kwiat Kalafiora" and "Ida Sierpniowa" were adapted for films directed by Anna Sokolowska.
In 1982 her book Cauliflower flower was awarded
The Christian Andersen Award. Her book Noelka has been entered on the Polish List of the International Board of Books for Young People
(IBBY). In 2008 she got awarded the Medal of the Polish section by IBBY. Her novels have been translated into many languages, incl. for Czech, German, Swedish, Hungarian, and Japanese.