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Yury VinnichykScience fiction writer
Date of Birth: 18.03.1952
Country:  Ukraine |
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Biography of Yuri Vinnichuk
Yuri Vinnichuk is a Ukrainian writer, poet, translator, and literary anthologist. He was born into a family of a doctor and an economist-engineer. He completed his studies at the Ivan Franko Pedagogical Institute in Lviv, where he obtained a degree in Ukrainian language and literature. After graduating, Vinnichuk moved to Lviv in 1974.
Career
From 1973 to 1986, Vinnichuk worked as a loader and a graphic designer. He started publishing his first poems in 1971 and continued to contribute literary articles and translations to various journals from 1981 onwards. In 1987, Vinnichuk founded the stage theater "Don't Worry!" for which he wrote scripts, songs, and performed as a comedic actor. He also directed the theater until 1991.
In 1991, Vinnichuk became the head of the mysticism and sensation department at the Lviv newspaper "Post-post." In 1996, he started publishing the newspaper "Hulvisa" ("Povesa"), which existed until the summer of 1998. From December 1997 to 2006, Vinnichuk worked for the revived newspaper "Postup," where he wrote a weekly column under the pseudonym Yuzo Observer.
Literary Contributions
Vinnichuk has been the editor-in-chief of the publishing house "Pyramid" since 2000 and the vice president of the Association of Ukrainian Writers since 2004. He has curated several anthologies, including the "Fiery Dragon" (1989), which is an anthology of Ukrainian science fiction from the 19th century, and the "Silver Book of Fairy Tales" (1993), which features Ukrainian literary fairy tales from the 19th century. He has also published several series of books, such as "Yuri Vinnichuk Presents" (since 2002, 8 books) and "Fairy Tale Fairy Tale" (since 2002, 3 books).
Vinnichuk's works have been translated into English, Argentinian, Belarusian, Canadian, German, Polish, Russian, Serbian, US, French, Croatian, and Czech languages. Two animated films have been created based on his fairy tales. He is also known for his translations from Celtic, English, and Slavic languages. One of his notable translations is Bohumil Hrabal's "Closely Watched Trains" (2003).
Vinnichuk has received recognition for his literary contributions. He was awarded the title of "Galician Knight" in 1999 for his weekly column as Yuzo Observer. In 2005, he won the BBC competition for the best Ukrainian book for his novel "Spring Games in Autumn Gardens."
Personal Life
Yuri Vinnichuk is married and has two children. He currently resides and works in Lviv.
