<Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> gynecologist, sexologist, author </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nationality </Th> <Td> Polish </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Notable works </Th> <Td> Sztuka kochania (A Practical Guide to Marital Bliss) </Td> </Tr> <P> Michalina Anna Wisłocka ((mji.xaˈlji.na ˈan̪ːa viˈswɔt͡ska); née Braun; 1 July 1921--5 February 2005) was a Polish gynecologist, sexologist, and author of Sztuka kochania (verbatim The Art of Loving, English edition A Practical Guide to Marital Bliss, 1978), the first guide to sexual life in Communist countries . Her book became a bestseller, with a total circulation of 7 million copies, and started greater openness about matters of sex and sex life in Poland . </P>

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