Joanna Chmielewska

Joanna Chmielewska
BornIrena Becker
(1932-04-02)2 April 1932
Warsaw, Poland
Died7 October 2013(2013-10-07) (aged 81)
Warsaw, Poland
Occupationnovelist
CitizenshipPolish
Alma materWarsaw University of Technology
Period1964-2013
GenreCrime fiction
Notable worksCałe zdanie nieboszczyka
Wszystko czerwone
Wszyscy jesteśmy podejrzani
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Website
www.chmielewska.pl

Joanna Chmielewska (Polish: [jɔˈanna xmjɛˈlɛfska]; 2 April 1932 – 7 October 2013), was the pen name of Irena Kühn (née Becker), a Polish novelist and screenwriter. Her work is often described as "ironic detective stories". Her novels, which have been translated into at least eleven languages, have sold more than 6 million copies in Poland and over 10 million copies in Russia.