Michalina Wisłocka
Michalina Wisłocka | |
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| Born | Michalina Anna Braun 1 July 1921 Łódź, Poland |
| Died | 5 February 2005 (aged 83) Warsaw, Poland |
| Pen name | Missu |
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| Citizenship | Polish |
| Notable works | Sztuka kochania (A Practical Guide to Marital Bliss) |
| Partner | Sunny |
| Relatives | Jan Tymoteusz Braun (father), Anna Żylińska (mother) |
Michalina Anna Wisłocka ([mʲi.xaˈlʲi.na ˈan̪ːa viˈswɔt͡ska]; née Braun; 1 July 1921 – 5 February 2005) was a Polish gynecologist, sexologist, and author of Sztuka kochania (verbatim: The Art of Loving, English edition A Practical Guide to Marital Bliss, 1978), the first guide to sexual life in a communist country. Her book became a bestseller, with a total circulation of 7 million copies, and started greater openness about matters of sex and sex life in Poland.