Ałbena Grabowska
Ałbena Grabowska (born 1971, Pruszków) is a Polish writer and neurologist.[1]
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Born | 1971 Pruszków, Poland |
Nationality | Polish |
Alma mater | Medical University of Warsaw |
Occupation | Writer, neurologist, epileptologist |
Life and career
She was born in 1971 in Pruszków, Mazovian Voivodeship, Poland.[2] She graduated from the Medical University of Warsaw and specializes in the treatment of epilepsy.[3] On 27 October 2004, she obtained a doctoral degree in medicine. She worked at the Neurology and Epileptology Clinic in Warsaw as well as the Department of Pathophysiology and Electroencephalography of the Dziekanów Leśny Hospital. She also works in the Polish Epileptology Association. For many years, she worked as a columnist and published various medicine-related articles in the press.[4]
She made her literary debut in 2011 when she published her first novel Tam, gdzie urodził się Orfeusz (The Place Where Orpheus Was Born).[5] She writes books belonging both to adult and children's literature. In 2014, she became the ambassador of the "Women's Solidarity" social campaign.[6] In 2015, she received the Pióro Award at the 4th Festival of Women's Literature in Siedlce for her best-selling three-volume historical family saga Stulecie Winnych.[7][8]
In 2019, Stulecie Winnych (Our Century) was adapted into a TV series by Poland's national public broadcaster TVP 1 channel.[9][10] It was directed by Piotr Trzaskalski and stars Kinga Preis, Olaf Lubaszenko, Adam Ferency, and Jan Wieczorkowski.[11]
Personal life
She is of Polish–Bulgarian descent and apart from Polish speaks fluent Bulgarian. She has three children: Julian, Alina and Franciszek.[12]
Works
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See also
- Polish literature
- List of Poles
References
- "Doctors of literature". Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- "SPOTKANIE AUTORSKIE Z AŁBENĄ GRABOWSKĄ – 2. URODZINY DKK". Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- "Ałbena Grabowska-Grzyb". Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- "Stulecie Winnych. Ci, którzy walczyli – Ałbena Grabowska – recenzja książki". Archived from the original on 3 October 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- "Jogurt, warzywa i święto pieczenia barana. Ałbena Grabowska gościem DeGustacji". Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ""Solidarność Kobiet ma SENS" – wspólna akcja Sukces Pisanego Szminką i magazynu SENS". Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- "Ałbena Grabowska". Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- "Aktualności". Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- "Stulecie Winnych. Our Century". Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- "Our Century". Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- "Stulecie Winnych" już po prapremierze. "Pokazanie historii Polski przez pryzmat zwykłych ludzi". Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- "Ałbena Grabowska – książki tego autora". Retrieved 5 May 2019.