| 1. She developed a passion for writing since childhood. |
| 2. Growing up, her parents, who were both teachers, filled their home with books, shaping her future as an author. |
| 3. In her teenage years, she enjoyed composing poems. |
| 4. She pursued a degree in Psychology and received training as a psychologist at the University of Warsaw. |
| 5. Her focus in psychology was on abnormal behaviors. |
| 6. During her studies, she volunteered at a facility for troubled adolescents. |
| 7. Upon completing her education, she began working as a therapist. |
| 8. She married a psychologist and together they had a son. |
| 9. After feeling unhappy working in a hospital for five years, she took a leap to publish her literary works. |
| 10. Her first novel, "The Journey of the Book-People," was a huge success. |
| 11. She earned The Nike Book Award in 2008, a nod from all the judges. |
| 12. She is widely recognized as Poland's most beloved writer. |
| 13. She is a member of 'The Greens,' a political party in Poland. |
| 14. After stating Poland's historical colonization acts in an interview, she faced death threats in her home country. |
| 15. In 2018, she won the Man Booker International Prize for her novel 'Flights,' sharing the prize money of £25,000 with the book's English translator, Jennifer Croft. |
| 16. She debuted in 1979 with a collection of poems under the pseudonym 'Natasha Borodin'. |
| 17. She worked on the novel 'Flights' for three years, making most of the notes while traveling. |
| 18. Her third novel, 'Primeval and Other Times' (1996), established her as an imaginative author and crucial Polish voice. |
| 19. She published 'House of Day, House of Night' in 1998, the first of her 'constellations novels' featuring seemingly fragmented narratives. |
| 20. 'The Books of Jacob' (2014) is widely considered her magnum opus, a massive historical novel set in the 18th century during the Enlightenment. |
| 21. She currently lives in Wrocław. |
| 22. She has written extensively about the Polish language, noting its masculine character and her challenges as a female writer (pisarka). |
| 23. She became interested in the writings of Carl Jung during her psychology studies. |
| 24. She worked as a psychotherapist in Wałbrzych after graduation. |
| 25. She is a member of the editorial board of the left-liberal magazine 'Political Criticism'. |
| 26. Her novel 'Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead' (2009) was adapted into a film by Agnieszka Holland. |
| 27. She debuted in 1979 with a short story under the pseudonym 'Natasza Borodin' published in the magazine 'Na przełaj'. |
| 28. She published two short story collections: 'Playing Many Drums' (2001) and 'Final Stories' (2004). |
| 29. Her works have been translated into German, English, French, Spanish, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Czech, Danish, Estonian, Serbian, Swedish, and Italian. |
| 30. She is the author of 17 books, including novels, collections of stories, essays and film scripts. |
| 31. She became interested in Carl Jung's writings during her psychology studies[1]. |
| 32. She worked on 'Flights' for three years, making most notes while traveling[1]. |
| 33. In 2018, she shared the £25,000 Man Booker International Prize with English translator Jennifer Croft[1]. |
| 34. Since September 2025, she serves as Honorary Vice President of PEN International[1]. |
