Irena „Kika” Szaszkiewiczowa

is probably the oldest Polish blogger. Well-known in the artistic and literary circles of post-war Kraków, Irena was a vibrant character famous for her talkative nature. She was a nurse, an artist, and a regular at the legendary literary cabaret “Piwnica pod Baranami” [The Cellar under the Rams]. It was her witty anecdotes that inspired Kazimierz Wiśniak and Piotr Skrzynecki to create a graphic novel that was later published in “Przekrój”.
Lessons in Detachment with Szaszkiewiczowa
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Lessons in Detachment with Szaszkiewiczowa

At the ripe old age of 96, Poland’s oldest blogger describes the art of sarcasm and scathing comebacks.
Irena „Kika” Szaszkiewiczowa