Katarzyna Kubisiowska
Katarzyna Maria Kubisiowska is a Polish journalist and non-fiction writer, activist of the opposition in the Polish People's Republic, member of the editorial board of Tygodnik Powszechny.
Biography
She is the daughter of and Anna née Kobiela; the younger sister of Piotr. She has two children: Tadek and Hanka.She passed her matura examination at August Witkowski 5th High School in Kraków. In the 1980s she was an activist of the Federation of Fighting Youth. In 1995, she graduated with a degree in film studies from the Jagiellonian University. She defended her master's thesis, The Motif of the House in Roman Polański's Films, written under the supervision of Tadeusz Lubelski.
She wrote, among others, biographies of Jerzy Pilch, Danuta Szaflarska, Jerzy Vetulani and Kora, as well as two book interviews with .
Books
Lektury na ekranie, czyli mały leksykon adaptacji filmowych, with Barbara Kosecka Rak po polsku Pilch w sensie ścisłym Szaflarska. Grać, aby żyć Głos. Wojciech Mann w rozmowie z Katarzyną Kubisiowską Blisko, bliżej. Rozmowy o tym, co najważniejsze Kora. Się żyje Żar, żarliwość. Rozmowy o tym, co w nas płonie- ''Echo. Wojciech Mann w rozmowie z Katarzyną Kubisiowską''
Accolades
In 2015 she was a finalist of the for the interview with Jerzy Pilch published in Tygodnik Powszechny. Also in 2015 she received nomination for the in the “Interview” category for the interview with Jerzy Pilch published in Gazeta Wyborcza. In 2019 she earned another Grand Press nomination in the “Interview” category for the interview with Andrzej Barański published in Tygodnik Powszechny. In 2013 and 2018 she earned nominations for the Małopolska Journalists' Award.In 2022 she received Cross of Freedom and Solidarity.