Sztuka kochania
 First edition (Polish) | |
| Author | Michalina Wisłocka |
|---|---|
| Original title | Sztuka kochania |
| Country | Poland |
| Language | Polish |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Państwowe Wydawnictwo "Iskry" |
Publication date | 1978 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 312 |
| ISBN | 978-83-207-1798-3 |
Sztuka kochania (Polish title; literally The Art of Loving) published in English as A Practical Guide to Marital Bliss) is a popular sex manual written by the pioneering Polish sexologist Michalina Wisłocka, first published in 1978. The book has achieved great publishing success. About 7 million copies were sold in Poland, not including pirated reprints.
Description[]
The book is considered the first guide to sexual life in a communist country.[1] The author describes methods of contraception, a list of sexual positions and , historical texts on love talk and methods of satisfying the sexual needs of lonely people. On the other hand, the author of Sztuka kochania also talks a lot about love and the need to understand another human being.
2016 republication[]
In 2016, the book was republished, with an introduction by professor and a new chapter on contraception. The new edition was released just before the premiere of the biopic Sztuka kochania. Historia Michaliny Wisłockiej ("The Art of Loving: The Story of Michalina Wisłocka") directed by Maria Sadowska, with Magdalena Boczarska in the role of Michalina Wisłocka.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Lišková, Kateřina (May 2018). "Sweeping Changes in Sexuality across East Central Europe". Sexual Liberation, Socialist Style: Communist Czechoslovakia and the Science of Desire, 1945–1989. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
- ^ The Art of Loving. Story of Michalina Wislocka, retrieved 2021-08-21
- Polish non-fiction books
- 1978 non-fiction books
- Sex manuals