Próba generalna, which became her first published book. Around that time, Terakowska started to focus almost fully on her literary work, writing for younger and older audiences alike. Her books were steeped in fantasy. Suffering, death and child's loneliness were frequent motifs in her writing; she wrote about weighty topics with empathy and understanding. Her ultimate novel, Ono, was based on an idea of her daughter, Małgorzata Szumowska. Terakowska received a number of awards for her works for children and young adults. In 1987, she won a prize in a competition ran by the children's magazine Miś. She also received three literary awards from the Polish section of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), for Córka czarownic (1992), Samotność bogów (1998) and Tam gdzie spadają Anioły (1999). Córka czarownic was also included in the IBBY Honour List. In 1998, Terakowska was nominated for the Paszport Polityki award for her life's work. Two of her books were included in the official required reading lists for Polish schools. The city of Kraków named a park after Terakowska and her husband, Maciej Szumowski. Terakowska died on 4 January 2004, in Kraków, and is buried at the Rakowicki Cemetery. Terakowska's popularity did not wane after her death; in the decade which followed, there were almost 400 thousand copies of her books sold in Poland. Her most translated work is the fantasy novel Córka czarownic, which has been translated into German, Czech, Lithuanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene and Italian. Private life Terakowska was married twice. First, to the jazz musician Andrzej Nowak, then to the journalist and filmmaker Maciej Szumowski. She had two daughters, the journalist Katarzyna T. Nowak and film director Małgorzata Szumowska. Nowak wrote about her mother in Moja mama czarownica. Opowieść o Dorocie Terakowskiej (2005), while Szumowska based a character on Terakowska in 33 Scenes from Life. Published works Novels Guma do żucia, 1986 Babci Brygidy szalona podróż po Krakowie, 1987 Władca Lewawu, 1989 Córka czarownic, 1991 Lustro pana Grymsa, 1995 Samotność Bogów. Baśń nie nowa i nie stara, 1998 Tam, gdzie spadają Anioły, 1999 W krainie kota, 1999 Poczwarka, 2001 Ono, 2003 Dzień i noc czarownicy, 2003 Non-fiction Próba generalna, 1983 Dobry adres to człowiek, 2004 Muzeum Rzeczy Nieistniejących, 2006 References 20th-century Polish journalists 20th-century Polish novelists 20th-century Polish women writers Polish women novelists Polish children's writers Writers from Kraków Women science fiction and fantasy writers Polish fantasy writers