Modern Ukrainian literature is being created by writers of a new generation, such as: Yuriy Andrukhovych, Oleksandr Irvanets, Yuriy Izdryk, Oksana Zabuzhko, Mykola Ryabchuk, Yuriy Pokalchuk, Konstantin Moskalets, Natalka Belotserkovets, Vasyl Shklyar, Yevheniya Kononenko, Andriy Kurkov, Ivan Malkovich, Bogdan Zholdak, Sergei Zhadan, Pavel Ivanov-Ostoslavsky, Alexandra Barbolina and others.

Yuri Andrukhovych - one of the most famous Ukrainian cultural figures. His works are very popular not only in Ukraine, but also abroad. Andrukhovych's books and journalistic works are translated and published in many European countries.

1993: Winner of the Blagovist Literary Prize

1996: Ray Lapika Award

2001: Herder Prize

2005: Received special award as part of the Peace Prize. Erich Maria Remarque

2006: European Understanding Award (Leipzig, Germany)

Western criticism defines Andrukhovych as one of the most prominent representatives of postmodernism, comparing his importance in the world literary hierarchy with Umberto Eco. His works have been translated into 8 European languages, including the novel "Perversion" published in Germany, Italy, Poland. The book of essays was published in Austria.

Alexander Irvanets - poet, prose writer, translator. Born on January 24, 1961 in Lvov. Lived in Rivne. In 1988 he graduated from the Moscow literary institute. Author of 12 books, 5 of which are poetry collections. Collaborated with many periodicals. Now he has an author's column in the magazine "Ukraine". One of the founders of the popular Bu-Ba-Bu society, which also included Yuri Andrukhovych and Viktor Neborak. A. Irvanets teaches at the Ostroh Academy. Lives in Irpen.

Yuri Izdryk

In 1989 he founded the magazine "Chetver", which since 1992 he has been editing together with Yuri Andrukhovych.

Actively involved in artistic life in the late 1980s. He took part in many exhibitions and actions, worked on the design of books and magazines, recorded music. At the same time, the first publications appeared - a cycle of stories " Last war"and the poetic cycle" Ten poems about the Motherland ". Some of it was later published in the Warsaw magazine "Belp". Acquaintance with the writer Yuri Andrukhovych, as well as the union of young Ivano-Frankivsk authors around the magazine "Chetver", turned out to be an important factor in the formation of Izdryk as a writer. The result was an exit from the "countercultural underground" and the first "legitimate" publication in the journal "Suchasnist" of the story "Island of Krk". The story was positively evaluated by critics and eventually appeared in a Polish translation in Literatura na Swiecie.

He also acts as an artist (a number of collective and personal exhibitions) and a composer (two piano concertos, musical composition "Medieval Menagerie" to poems by Yuri Andrukhovych)

Prose: Krk Island, Wozzeck, Double Leon, AMTM, Flash.

Translations: Czesław Miloš "Kind Europe", together with Lydia Stefanovska.

Oksana Zabuzhko - one of the few Ukrainian writers who live on royalties from written books. Although, a significant share of income is still from books published abroad. Zabuzhko's works were able to win European countries, and also found their adherents in the United States, moreover, in a number of exotic countries.

In 1985, the first collection of Zabuzhko's poems "Herbal Iniy" was published.

Oksana Zabuzhko is a member of the Association of Ukrainian Writers.

In August 2006, the Korrespondent magazine included Zabuzhko among the participants in the TOP-100 “Most Influential People in Ukraine” rating, before that, in June, the writer’s book “Let my people go” topped the list of “Best Ukrainian Book”, becoming the choice of readers of Correspondent No. 1.

Yuri Pokalchuk - Writer, translator, candidate of philological sciences, member of the National Union of Writers since 1976. From 1994 to 1998 - Chairman of the foreign branch of the NSPU. In 1997-2000 - President of the Association of Ukrainian Writers.

In the USSR, he was the first translator of the Argentinean cultural writer Jorge Luis Borges. In addition to him, he translated Hemingway, Salinger, Borges, Cortazar, Amada, Mario Vargas Llosa, Kipling, Rimbaud and many others, wrote more than 15 fiction books.

Author of the books “Who are you?”, “I at once, and forever”, “Colorful melodies”, “Kava z Matagalpi”, “Great and Maliy”, “Shablya and arrow”, “Chimera”, “Those on the back” , “Doors to ...”, “Lake Wind”, “Last Bik Month”, “Other Sky”, “Odysseus, Father Icarus”, “Stink Seems”, “Beautiful Hour”.
Among the most famous books Pokalchuk - "Taxi Blues", "Circular Road", "Forbidden Games", "Intoxicating Smell of the Jungle", "Kama Sutra".

Konstantin Moskalets - poet, prose writer, literary critic, musician.

One of the founders of the Bakhmach literary group DAK. He served in the army, worked at a radio factory in Chernihiv, was a member of the Lviv theater-studio "Do not scold!", acting as a songwriter own songs. Laureate of the first all-Ukrainian festival "Chervona Ruta" (1989) in the nomination " art song". He is the author of words and music of the famous song in Ukraine “She” (“Tomorrow I will come to the room...”). Member of the National Union of Writers of Ukraine (1992) and the Association of Ukrainian Writers (1997). Since 1991, he has been living in the village of Mateevka in the Cell of the Tea Rose, built with his own hands, engaged exclusively in literary work.

Konstantin Moskalets is the author of the poetic books “Thoughts” and “Songe du vieil pelerin” (“The Song of the Old Pilgrim”), “Night Shepherds of Being” and “The Symbol of the Rose”, prose books “ Early autumn”, philosophical and literary essays “A Man on an Ice Floe” and “The Game Goes On”, as well as books diary entries"Tea rose cell".

The prose of Konstantin Moskalets has been translated into English, German and Japanese; into Serbian and Polish, translated numerous poems and essays.

Prize winner. A. Beletsky (2000), im. V. Stus (2004), im. V. Svidzinsky (2004), im. M. Kotsiubinsky (2005), named after. G. Skovoroda (2006).

Natalka Belotserkovets - her first book of poetry "Ballad of the Undefeated" was published in 1976 when she was still a student. Collections of poems underground fire(1984) and November(1989) became real signs of the Ukrainian poetic life 1980s. Her meticulous, refined lyrics became a serious competitor to the powerful masculine verse of the 1980s generation. For everything younger generation post-Chernobyl Ukraine, her poem "We Will Not Die in Paris" was a kind of prayer. Her name is often associated with this poem, although she wrote many other wonderful poems. The last book of Belotserkovets Allergy(1999) is considered the pinnacle of her poetry.

Vasily Shklyar

One of the most famous, widely read and "mystical" modern writers, "the father of the Ukrainian bestseller". He graduated from the philological faculties of Kyiv and Yerevan universities. While still a student, he wrote his first story “Snow” in Armenia, and in 1976 a book was already published, and he was admitted to the Writers' Union. Armenia, of course, forever remained in his soul, it left a mark on his worldview, consciousness, feelings, because he lived in this country in his youth, at the time of his formation as a person. In all his books, stories, novels there are Armenian motifs. After graduating from the university, he returned to Kyiv, worked in the press, was engaged in journalism, wrote prose and translated from Armenian. The first translations are the stories of the classic Axel Bakunts, the poems of Hamo Sagyan, Vagan Davtyan, and “Hunting Tales” by Vakhtang Ananyan. From 1988 to 1998 he was engaged in political journalism, visited "hot spots". This experience (in particular, the details of saving the family of General Dudayev after his death) was then reflected by him in the novel "Elemental". As a result of a fishing accident, he ended up in intensive care, and after "returning from the next world" he wrote his most famous novel"Key". For him, Vasily Shklyar received several literary awards (Grand Prix of the competition of the action-packed novel "Golden Babai", awards from the capital's magazines "Modernity" and "Oligarch", the award of the international science fiction convention "Spiral of Centuries", etc.). Of these, his favorite is "the author whose books have been stolen the most in stores." The “Key” has already gone through eight reprints, translated into several languages, twice published in Armenian, and it also contains Armenian realities. Shklyar headed the Dnepr publishing house, within which he publishes his translations-adaptations of foreign and domestic classics(“The Decameron” by Boccaccio, “Taras Bulba” by M. Gogol, “Povia” by P. Mirny) - in an abbreviated form and in modern language, without archaisms, dialectisms, etc.

About two dozen of his prose books were published, which were translated into Russian, Armenian, Bulgarian, Polish, Swedish and other languages.

Evgenia Kononenko

Writer, translator, author of more than 10 published books. Works as a researcher at the Ukrainian Center cultural studies. Laureate of the Prize. N. Zerova for the translation of the anthology of the French sonnet (1993). Laureate of the literary prize "Granoslov" for a collection of poetry. Author of short stories, children's books, short stories, novels and many translations. Some short stories by Kononenko have been translated into English, German, French, Finnish, Croatian, Belarusian and Russian.

A book edition of the collection of short stories by Kononenko in Russia is being prepared.

By analogy with Balzac, who wrote The Human Comedy all his life, Evgenia Kononenko can be called the demiurge of the Kyiv Comedy. But unlike french classic, genre forms there is much less, and the means are more compact.

Andrey Kurkov (April 23, 1961, Leningrad region) - Ukrainian writer, teacher, cinematographer. He began writing in high school. Graduated from the School of Translators from Japanese. Worked as an editor of the Dnepr publishing house. Since 1988 he has been a member of the English Pen Club. Now he is the author of 13 novels and 5 books for children. Since the 1990s, all of Kurkov's works in Russian in Ukraine have been published by the Folio publishing house (Kharkov). Since 2005, Kurkov's works have been published in Russia by the Amfora publishing house (St. Petersburg). His novel "Picnic on Ice" sold 150,000 copies in Ukraine - more than a book by any other contemporary Ukrainian writer. Kurkov's books have been translated into 21 languages.

Kurkov is the only post-Soviet writer whose books have made it into the top ten European bestsellers. In March 2008, Andrey Kurkov's novel "The Night Milkman" entered the " long list Russian Literary Award "National Bestseller". He worked as a screenwriter at the film studio A. Dovzhenko. Member of the Union of Cinematographers of Ukraine (since 1993) and the National Union of Writers (since 1994). Since 1998 he has been a member of the European Film Academy and a permanent jury member of the Felix European Film Academy Award.

More than 20 feature and documentary films have been staged according to his scripts.

Books: Don't Bring Me to Kengarax, 11 Strange Things, Bickford's World, Death of a Stranger, Picnic on ice, kind angel death, dear friend, comrade of the dead, geography of a single shot, last love President, A Cosmopolitan's Favorite Song, The Adventures of Nappies (children's book), School of Cat Ballooning (children's book), Night Milkman.

Scenarios: Exit, Pit, Sunday Escape, Night of Love, Champs Elysees, Inkblot, Death of an Outsider, Friend of the Dead.

Ivan Malkovich - poet and book publisher, - author of the collections Biliy kamin, Klyuch, Virshi, Iz yangol on the shoulders. His poems have become a symbol of the generation of the 80s (a review of the first collection of poems was written by Lina Kostenko). Malkovich is the director of the children's publishing house A-BA-BA-HA-LA-MA-GA. Publishes children's books. Known for his unshakable convictions not only about the quality of the book, but also about the language - all books are published exclusively in Ukrainian.

One of the first in Ukraine to start conquering the foreign market - the rights to A-BA-BA books were sold to leading publishing houses in ten countries of the world, including such a giant of the book market as Alfred A. Knopf (New York, USA). And the Russian translations of The Snow Queen and Tales of Foggy Albion, the rights to which were bought by the Azbuka publishing house (St. Petersburg), entered the top ten best-selling in Russia.

A-BA-BA is one of the most nominated publishing houses in Ukraine. His books won the Grand Prix 22 times and took first place at the All-Ukrainian Forum of Publishers in Lviv and in the Book of Rock rating. In addition, they consistently lead the sales rankings in Ukraine.

Zholda to Bogda n Alekseevich (1948) - Ukrainian writer, screenwriter, playwright.

Graduated from the Faculty of Philology of the Kyiv State University. T. G. Shevchenko (1972). was the host of several television programs on Ut-1 and the channel "1 + 1" and a weekly radio broadcast on the first channel of the National Radio "Breaks - literary meetings with Bogdan Zholdak. Works at the film studio "Ros" at JSC "Company" Ros ", lays out screenwriting at the film faculty of the Kyiv state institute theatrical art them. I. Karpenko-Kary. Member of the National Union of Writers of Ukraine and the National Union of Cinematographers of Ukraine and the association "Kinopis".

Books: "Calm down", "Yalovichyna", "Like a dog fid tank", "God bovaє", "Anticlimax".

Sergey Zhadan - poet, prose writer, essayist, translator. Vice President of the Association of Ukrainian Writers (since 2000). Translates poetry from German (including Paul Celan), English (including Charles Bukowski), Belarusian (including Andrei Khadanovich), Russian (including Kirill Medvedev, Danila Davydov) languages. Own texts were translated into German, English, Polish, Serbian, Croatian, Lithuanian, Belarusian, Russian and Armenian.

In March 2008, Zhadan's novel "Anarchy in the UKR" in Russian translation was included in the "long list" of the Russian literary award "National Bestseller". The nominee was Dmitry Gorchev, a writer from St. Petersburg. This book was also shortlisted in 2008 and received certificate of honor competition "Book of the Year" at the Moscow International Book Fair.

Poetry collections: Quote book, General Yuda, Pepsi, Selected poetry, Baladi about war and death, History of culture on the cob of the century, Quote book, Maradona, Ethiopia.

Prose: Bіґ Mak (collection of short stories), Depeche Mode, Anarchy in the UKR, Anthem of Democratic Youth.

Pavel Ivanov-Ostoslavsky - poet, publicist, local historian, public donor. In 2003, Pavel Igorevich published his first collection of poetry, Sanctuary of Fire. This book has since been reprinted several times. In 2004, Pavel Ivanov-Ostoslavsky organized and headed in Kherson the Regional branch of the International Association of Russian-speaking writers, as well as the regional branch of the Union of Writers of the South and East of Ukraine; became the editor of the poetic almanac "Milky Way". In the same year, the poet published a collection of poems "You and I".

2005 - Laureate of the First All-Ukrainian Literary Festival "Pushkin Ring" in the nomination "For the aristocracy of creativity."

2006 - Laureate of the Nikolai Gumilyov International Literary Prize (awarded central organization International Association of Russian-Speaking Writers). This award was given to the poet for his debut collection "Sanctuary of Fire".

In 2008, Pavel Ivanov-Ostoslavsky became the chairman of the jury of the All-Ukrainian independent literary award "Art-Kimmerik".

The poet is a member of the Interregional Union of Writers of Ukraine, the Union of Russian Journalists and Writers of Ukraine, the Congress of Russian-speaking Writers of Ukraine. His poems and articles are published in newspapers and magazines: "Moskovsky Herald", "Bulava", "Reflection", "Kherson Visnik", "Hryvnia", "Tavriysky Kray", " Russian Enlightenment" and etc.

Alexandra Barbolina

He is a member of the Interregional Union of Writers of Ukraine, the Union of Writers of the South and East of Ukraine, the Congress of Russian-speaking writers of Ukraine and the International Association of Russian-speaking writers, deputy chairman of the jury of the All-Ukrainian Independent Literary Prize "Art-Kimmerik".

The work of the poetess is characterized by lyricism and technicality. In her collection of poems "Love is like God's grace", published in 2000, there is a theme of intimate relationships between a man and a woman. The author touches in his poems on the depth psychology of these relations. Art world Alexandra Barbolina is full of nobility. The intimacy of the poetess's poems suggests that for her lyrical heroine, love is like a precious nectar enclosed in a bowl. This cup must be carried carefully, without spilling a drop, otherwise there will not be enough nectar to quench the thirst for love.

The later poems of Alexandra Barbolina are a complex search for inner harmony, the author's desire to comprehend her true destiny.

Alexandra Barbolina prefers poetic miniatures. Her creative credo is to write about the complex - briefly and, if possible, simply.

Besides the fact that Tychyna was a good poet, he was also an excellent musician. These two talents are closely intertwined in his work, because in his poems he tried to create music from words. He is considered to be the only true follower of the aesthetics of symbolism in Ukraine, however, literary critic Sergei Efremov noticed that Tychyna does not fit into any literary direction, because he is one of those poets who create them themselves.

However, when Ukraine officially joins the SRSR, Tychyna becomes true Soviet writer, “singer of a new day”, descends to composing praises of the new power and lines like “Tractor in the field dir-dir-dir. We are for the world. We are for the world." For the Communist Party, he left many works, but for posterity - perhaps only the first three collections: "", "", "In the Space Orchestra". But even if after the first of them he had not written a single line, Tychyna would still be included in the ranks of the best Ukrainian poets.

The poet, scientist, translator, leader of the Ukrainian neoclassicists Mykola Zerov in his work has always been guided by the spiritual values ​​and traditions of the world classics verified over the centuries - from antiquity to the 19th century. However, his poems are not inheritance classical texts, but the modernization of the culture of the past.

Zerov sought to recreate the harmony between the individual and the world around him, feelings and mind, man and nature. And even in terms of sound, his poems are distinguished by an ordered, polished form, because he used only clear classic poetic meters.

Zerov was an authority not only for his neoclassical colleagues, but also for many other writers, including prose writers. He was the first, and after him all the rest, proclaimed that it was worth destroying the primitive "Liknep" reading material for the masses, which filled the bookshelves of Soviet Ukraine, and directing our literature along the European path of development.

The heir of an ancient Polish noble family, Maxim Rylsky became one of the most famous Ukrainian poets. In the fateful 1937, he changed the apolitical course of the neoclassics to glorify the valor of Soviet workers and peasants, thanks to which he was the only one from the “group” who survived. However, becoming a propagandist, he did not stop being a poet. Unlike the same Tychyna, he continued to write subtle lyrical works dedicated to everyday, everyday life.

However, the present creative revival the poet falls on the 50s, when the Khrushchev thaw. Poetry collections of this last period the poet's life - "", "", "", "" - adequately complete his biography. They synthesized all the best from previous books. Rylsky was mostly remembered for exactly the kind of poet he became in his later days - a supporter of wise simplicity and a melancholy dreamer in love with autumn.

Folk poetic images, which in all their diversity abounded in the Ukrainian poetry of the Romantic era, in the 20th century receive a new development in the work of Volodymyr Svidzinsky. This poet refers to pre-Christian Slavic beliefs, archaic legends and myths. In the structure of his poems, one can find elements of magical rituals and spells, and their vocabulary is replete with archaisms and dialectisms. In the sacred world created by Swidzinski, a person can communicate directly with the sun, earth, flower, tree, etc. As a result, his lyrical hero completely dissolves in such a dialogue with Mother Nature.

Swidzinsky's poems are complex and incomprehensible, they should not be recited, but analyzed, looking for ancient archetypes and hidden meanings in each line.

Antonych was born in the Lemkivshchyna, where the local dialect is so different from Ukrainian literary language that the latter is almost not understood there. And although the poet quickly learned the language, he still did not master all its possibilities. After unsuccessful formal experiments with rhythm and alliteration in the first collection "", he realized that he was primarily the creator of images, and not the melody of verse.

Antonich turns to pagan motifs, which he organically intertwines with Christian symbols. However, this worldview n "yanoy dіtvaka іz sun kishenі”, as he called himself, is more close to the pantheism of Walt Whitman. He looks like a child who is just beginning to discover the world for himself, so landscapes have not yet become familiar to him, and words have not lost their novelty and beauty.

Olzhych considered poetry to be his true calling, but he was forced to work as an archaeologist in order to earn money for his family. His profession in a sense determined his work. Creating the poetic cycles "Flint", "Stone", "Bronze", "Iron", he brings into Ukrainian poetry new images of Scythia, Sarmatia, Kievan Rus and more. He sings of a distant past hidden in the rubble material culture- in jewelry, household utensils, weapons, rock paintings and patterns on ceramic products.

Olzhych was a member of the Organization Ukrainian nationalists(OUN), which also determined the vector of his work. He became the author of heartfelt lines, appealing to the patriotic feelings of readers and urging them to fight for the independence of Ukraine.

Elena Teliga is a civic activist, a member of the OUN, a well-known poetess, who wrote only 47 poems, but this is not much creative legacy secured her a place of honor among our best poets. In her poems, she created the image of a Ukrainian revolutionary woman. Already in the first works, she proclaimed:

І voltage at a glance
Vіdshukati u tmi glibokіy -
Bliskavok fanatical eyes,
And not a peaceful month

Her poems are poetry of high ideological tension, in which there is a direct or veiled call to fight for Ukraine, a proposal to plunge into a mortal risk.

She believed that poetry is not just fiction, but an instrument of influence on the souls of people, so each line places a huge responsibility on the one who wrote it. “If we, poets,” said Teliga, “we write about courage, firmness, nobility, and with these works we ignite and send danger to others, how can we not do this ourselves?” She never backed down from the principles she proclaimed, so when the time came to risk her life, she did it without hesitation. In 1941, Teliga left Poland and illegally arrived in Ukraine, where she was lost a year later. In her cell in the Gestapo, she drew a trident and wrote: “Elena Teliga sat here and from here goes to be shot.”

Pluzhnyk became the most consistent representative of existentialism in Ukrainian poetry. Discarding all the realities of the surrounding reality, he focuses on inner life, feelings and thoughts lyrical hero. Pluzhnik is primarily interested not in the metanarratives of his time, but in global philosophical issues such as the dichotomy of good and evil, beauty and ugliness, lies and truth. He had a unique ability to express a lot in a few words: in his small, concise poems, he reveals complex philosophical thoughts.

This poet visited almost all Ukrainian literary groups and organizations, and left everyone with a scandal. He was also a member of the Communist Party, from which he was expelled several times, and once party officials even sent him to Saburov's dacha, a well-known mental hospital, for treatment. His work did not fit into any ideological parameters of Soviet Ukraine. Unlike his politicized and patriotic colleagues, Sausyura always remained only the author of a beautiful love lyrics. For your long creative way He published dozens of collections. If in his first books he sought to shock the reader with unusual images of the imagists like “ pocі the holes are squashing like grains on patelnі”, then in the latter he created simple and heartfelt poems, for example, “If you pull the daring of the gurkoche” and “Love Ukraine”.

The Futurists, those artistic revolutionaries who proclaimed the death of the old and the emergence of an absolutely new art, were a kind of illusionists, showmen of their time. They traveled through the cities of Eastern Europe, read their poems and found new followers. There were many Ukrainian amateur futurists, but only a few who wrote in Ukrainian. And the most talented poet among them was Mikhail Semenko. Even though he so vehemently denied the succession aesthetic principles different eras, his merit to the Ukrainian poetic tradition is undeniable: he modernized our lyrics with urban themes and bold experiments with the form of verse, and also forever entered the annals domestic literature as the creator of unusual neologisms and bright outrageous images.

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Ukrainian literature passed long haul formation in order to reach the level that exists on this moment. Ukrainian writers have contributed throughout time since the 18th century in the works of Prokopovich and Hrushevsky and ending with modern works authors such as Shklyar and Andrukhovych. Literature has developed and enriched over the years. And it must be said that modern Ukrainian writers are very different from the authors who laid the foundation for Ukrainian literature. But one thing remained unchanged - the love of the native language.

19th century literature

In this century, Ukrainian literature acquired figures who glorified the country throughout the world with their works. With their works, Ukrainian writers of the 19th century showed the beauty of the language. It is this era that is considered the beginning of the formation of national thinking. The famous "Kobzar" became open statement that the people are striving for independence. Ukrainian writers and poets of that time made a huge contribution both to the development of the language itself and dramaturgy. There are many different genres and trends in literature. These were novels, and stories, and short stories, and feuilletons. Most writers and poets have taken the direction of political activity. Schoolchildren study most of the authors in the school curriculum, reading works and trying to understand main idea each work. Analyzing each work separately, they take out the information that the author wanted to convey to them.

Taras Shevchenko

Rightfully considered the founder national literature and a symbol of the country's patriotic forces. Years of life - 1814-1861. The main work is considered to be "Kobzar", which glorified both the author and the people all over the world. Shevchenko wrote his works in Ukrainian, although there are several poems in Russian. The best creative years in Shevchenko's life were the 40s, when, in addition to Kobzar, the following works were published:

• "Gaidamaki".
• "Hire".
• "Khustochka".
• "Caucasus".
• "Poplars".
• "Katerina" and many others.

Shevchenko's works were criticized, but the Ukrainians liked the works and won their hearts forever. While in Russia he was received rather coldly, when he returned to his homeland, he always met with a warm welcome. Shevchenko later became a member of the Cyril and Methodius Society, to which other great Ukrainian writers belonged. It was the members of this society who were arrested for Political Views and exiled.

The life of the poet was full of events, both joyful and mournful. But all his life he did not stop creating. Even when he did military service as a recruit, he continued to work, and his work was imbued with love for the motherland.

Ivan Franko

Ivan Yakovlevich Franko is another bright representative literary activity that time. Years of life - 1856-1916. Writer, poet, scientist, he almost received the Nobel Prize, but an early death prevented him from doing so. The extraordinary personality of the writer causes many different statements, since it was he who was the founder of the Ukrainian radical party. Like many well-known Ukrainian writers, in his works he revealed various problems that worried him at that time. So, in his works "Gritseva school science" and "Pencil" he shows the problems of school education.

It is worth noting that Franko was a member of the Russophile society, which existed at that time in Transcarpathia. During his membership, he wrote his works " folk song"and" Petri and Dovbuschuk. famous work Frank is also his translation into Ukrainian language"Faust". For his activities in society, Ivan was arrested for nine months, which he spent in prison.

After his release from prison, the writer temporarily fell out of literary society so he was ignored. But this did not break the poet. During the time that Franco spent in prison, and later, when he was released, he wrote many works that reveal human failings and, conversely, showing the latitude human soul. His work "Zakhar Berkut" received an award at the national competition.

Grigory Kvitka-Osnovyanenko

The years of the writer's life - 1778-1843. The main stage of his work falls precisely on the 19th century, it was during this period that he created most of his masterpieces. Being a very sickly boy, while blind until the age of six, Grigory began his creative path only in his student years. He studied in Kharkov and it was there that he began to write and send his works to a magazine for publication. He wrote poetry and short stories. This was the beginning of his work. The real works that deserved attention were the stories written in the 30s in Ukrainian:

• "Marusya".
• "Konotop witch".
• "Soldier portrait".
• "Heart Oksana" and others.

Like other Ukrainian writers, Gregory also wrote in Russian, which is confirmed by the novel "Pan Kholyavsky". The author's works are distinguished by a beautiful literary style, simple expressions that are easily perceived by the reader. Kvitka-Osnovyanenko showed excellent knowledge of all aspects of the life of both a peasant and a nobleman, which can be observed in his novels. According to the story of Gregory, the play “Trouble in a County Town” was released, which was the predecessor of the famous “Inspector General”.

20th century literature

The Ukrainians distinguished themselves with their works due to the fact that many of them devoted their works to the Second World War. Difficult period development experienced Ukrainian literature at that time. Partially banned, then studied at will, it has undergone many corrections and changes. But all this time, Ukrainian writers did not stop creating. Their works continued to appear and delight not only the Ukrainian reader, but also other connoisseurs of literary masterpieces.

Pavel Zagrebelny

Pavel Arkhipovich Zagrebelny is a writer of that time who made a huge contribution to literature. Years of his life - 1924-2009. Pavel's childhood passed in a village in the Poltava region. Then he studied at the artillery school and went to the front. After the war, he entered the university in the city of Dnepropetrovsk, and only there he began his career, publishing the collection "Kakhov's Stories" in the Rodina magazine. Among the works of the author there are such famous ones as:

• "Steppe flowers".
• "Europe, 45".
• Southern Comfort.
• "Wonder".
• "I am Bogdan."
• "Pervomost" and many others.

Anna Yablonskaya

Anna Grigoryevna Yablonskaya is another literary figure that I want to talk about. The years of the life of the writer - 1981-2011. Since childhood, the girl was fond of literature and dramaturgy. Firstly, her father was a journalist, wrote feuilletons, and it was largely because of him that she developed a passion for literature. Secondly, since school, Anna began to write poems and read them with pleasure from the stage. Over time, her works began to be published in Odessa magazines. In the same school years, Yablonskaya performed at the theater of Natalia Knyazeva in Odessa, who subsequently staged a play based on Yablonskaya's novel The Door. One of the most famous works the author, which Ukrainian writers talk about, was the play "Video Camera". In her works, Anna skillfully showed the pros and cons of society, combining different facets of family life, love and sex. At the same time, there was not a hint of vulgarity, and not a single work shocked the viewer.

Anna died very early as a result of a terrorist attack at Domodedovo Airport. She did not manage to do much, but what she managed to do left an indelible mark on the literature of that time.

Alexander Kopylenko

Alexander Ivanovich Kopylenko was born in the Kharkov region. Born 08/01/1900, died 12/1/1958. I have always striven for knowledge and learning. Before the revolution, he studied at the seminary, then traveled a lot, which gave him a lot of experience and impressions for further literary activity. Was in Poland, Czech Republic, Germany, Georgia. During the war of 1941-1945. He worked on the radio, where he conducted programs for partisan detachments. After that he became the editor of the Vsesvit magazine and worked closely with many directors, screenwriters and writers. His poems first saw the light in 1922. But most of all he wrote prose:

• Kara Krucha.
• "Rampant hop".
• people".
• "Solid Material" etc.

He also has children's works, such as:

• "Very good".
• "tenth graders".
• "In the forest".

In his works, the writer wrote about many problems of that time, revealed various human weaknesses, illuminated historical events and battles of the times civil war. Kopylenko's works have been translated into many foreign languages ​​of the world.

Modern Ukrainian writers

Modern Ukrainian literature does not lag behind in terms of the number of prominent people. Nowadays, there are many authors whose works are worthy of being studied in schools and translated into different languages ​​of the world. We present you a list of far from all modern authors, but only the most popular ones. Their popularity was taken in accordance with the rating. To compile the rating, Ukrainians were interviewed, who were asked several questions about contemporary authors and their works. Here is the list:

1. L. Kostenko.
2. V. Shklyar.
3. M. Matios.
4. O. Zabuzhko.
5. I. Karpa.
6. L. Luzina.
7. L. Deresh.
8. M. and S. Dyachenko.

Lina Kostenko

He is in first place in the ranking of modern Ukrainian writers. She was born on March 19, 1930 in a family of teachers. Soon she herself went to study at the Pedagogical Institute, and then at the Moscow Literary Institute. Her first poems, written in the 50s, immediately attracted the attention of readers, and the book Travels of the Heart put the poetess on a par with outstanding literary figures. Among the works of the author such works as:

• "Over the banks of the eternal river."
• "Marusya Churai".
• "Uniqueness".
• "Garden of non-melting sculptures".

All works by Lina Kostenko are distinguished by their individual literary style and special rhyme. The reader immediately fell in love with her work and is looking forward to new works.

Vasily Shklyar

While still a student, Vasily created the first work - "Snow". Living at that time in Armenia, he wrote about the culture of this people, about their way of life and customs. In addition to the fact that Shklyar created himself, like many Ukrainian writers, he translated a lot of works from the Armenian language, which earned him special respect. Readers are well aware of his works "Elemental", "Key". His works have also been translated into different languages ​​of the world, and book lovers different countries enjoy reading his prose.

Maria Matios

Maria published her first poems when she was fifteen years old. Later, Matios tried her hand at prose and wrote the short story “Yuryana and Dovgopol”. The writer is loved meaningful works. Her books of poetry include:

• "Women's Fence in the Garden of Impatience".
• "From grass and leaves."
• "Garden of impatience".

Maria Matios also created a number of prose works:

• "Life is short"
• "Nation"
• "Sweet Darusya"
• "Diary of the executed and many others".

Thanks to Maria, the world got acquainted with another talented Ukrainian poetess and writer, whose books are read with great pleasure abroad.

Children's Ukrainian writers

Separately, it is worth talking about those writers and poets who create works for children. It is their books that children read with such pleasure in libraries. It is thanks to their works that children from a very early age have the opportunity to hear beautiful Ukrainian speech. Rhymes and stories for toddlers and older children are what authors such as:

• A. I. Avramenko.
• I. F. Budz.
• M. N. Voronoi.
• N. A. Guzeeva.
• I. V. Zhilenko.
• I. A. Ischuk.
• I. S. Kostyria.
• V. A. Levin.
• T. V. Martynova.
• P. Punch.
• M. Podgoryanka.
• A. F. Turchinskaya and many others.

Ukrainian writers, the list of which is presented here, are familiar not only to our children. Ukrainian literature as a whole is very multifaceted and vibrant. Its leaders are known not only in the country itself, but also far beyond its borders. The works and quotes of Ukrainian writers are published in many editions of the world. Their works are translated into dozens of languages, which means that the reader needs them and is always waiting for more and more new works.

Being a writer is a very important job. It is very important to correctly convey your thoughts to readers. It is especially difficult to be a writer, as there is a stereotype that a man should be a writer. Women, in turn, express their thoughts more vividly and expressively.

Ukrainian writers are a special flavor Ukrainian literature. They write the way they feel, while popularizing the Ukrainian language, making a huge contribution to its development.

We have selected for you 11 most popular modern Ukrainian writers who brought a lot quality works in Ukrainian literature.

1. Irena Karpa

Experimenter, journalist and just a bright personality. She is not afraid to write candid works because in them she shows herself real.

Irena Karpa © facebook.com/i.karpa

Most popular works: "50 hvilin herbs", "Freud bi weeping", "Good and evil".

2. Lada Luzina

Although Lada Luzina is a Ukrainian writer, she still remains Russian-speaking. With writing, Lada Luzina also combines theater criticism and journalism.

Lada Luzina © facebook.com/lada.luzina

The most popular works: "Collection of short stories and novels: I am a witch!"

3. Lina Kostenko

This outstanding Ukrainian writer is very for a long time was banned - its texts were not published. But her willpower was always higher, so she was able to achieve recognition and convey her thoughts to people.

Lina Kostenko © facebook.com/pages/Lina-Kostenko

The most popular works: "Marusya Churai", "Notes of a Ukrainian Madman".

4. Katerina Babkina

A poetess who is not afraid to write about forbidden topics. At the same time it also leads journalistic activity and writes scripts.

Katerina Babkina © facebook.com/pages/Kateryna-Babkina

The most popular works: "Fire of St. Elmo", "Girchitsya", "Sonya"

5. Larisa Denisenko

A writer who can combine incompatible things. She is an outstanding lawyer, TV presenter and one of the best writers in Ukraine.

Larisa Denisenko © pravobukvarik.pravoua.computers.net.ua

The most popular works: "Corporation idiotiv", "Ponmilkovі reimannya or life for the rozklad vbivts", "Kavovy prismak cinnamon"

6. Svetlana Povalyaeva

A journalist who, with her works, can very accurately convey the mood of society.

Svetlana Povalyaeva © Tatyana Davydenko,

During the years of independence, a whole galaxy of writers with an original style, a special manner of writing and a variety of genres has formed in Ukrainian literature. More openness, experiments, national flavor and thematic breadth have appeared in modern texts, which allows authors to achieve professional success not only in Ukraine, but also abroad. prepared a list of 25 Ukrainian writers who form contemporary literature, which, no matter what the skeptics say, continues to actively develop and influence public opinion.

Yuri Andrukhovych

Without this author, it is difficult to imagine modern Ukrainian literature in general. Creative activity began with the fact that in 1985, together with Victor Neborak and Alexander Irvanets, he founded literary association Boo-ba-boo. The name of the writer is associated with the emergence of the "Stanislav phenomenon" and interest in modern Ukrainian literature in the West.

WHAT YOU SHOULD READ: From poetry collections - "Exotic Birds and Roslins" And "Songs for the Dead Pivnya" , from novels - "Recreation" , "Moskoviada" And "Twelve hoops" . No less interesting will be essays from the collection "Devil haunts Syria" , and travelers will like the largest book by Yuri Andrukhovych "Lexicon of intimate places" .

Sergey Zhadan

Probably, there is no more popular author in Ukraine today than Zhadan. Poet, novelist, essayist, translator, musician, public figure. His texts resonate in the hearts of millions of readers (and since 2008 - and listeners - with the release of the first joint album with the "Dogs in Space" group called "Army Sports Club").

The writer actively tours, participates in public life country and helps the army. Lives and works in Kharkov.

WHAT YOU SHOULD READ: It is worth reading all the poetic collections of the author, and from prose - early novels "Big Mac" , "Depeche Mode" , "Voroshilovgrad" and late "Mesopotamia" (2014).

Les Podervyansky

Outrageous Ukrainian writer, artist, author satirical plays. Engaged in oriental martial arts. In the 90s, his lyrics were copied from cassette to cassette and secretly passed between teenagers. complete collection works "Africa, sleep" was published in 2015 by the publishing house "Our format".

WHAT YOU SHOULD READ: "Hero of Our Time" , "Pavlik Morozov. Epic tragedy" , "Hamlet, or the Phenomenon of Danish Katsapism" , "Vasilisa Yegorovna and the peasants" .

Taras Prokhasko

Undoubtedly, the most mysterious Ukrainian writer, who fascinates and calms at the same time with his voice. According to the manner of writing and lifestyle, the author is often compared with the wandering philosopher Skovoroda.

WHAT YOU SHOULD READ: One of the most significant works of the author is the novel "Uneasy" . Also noteworthy: "Annie's other days", "FM Galicia" , "One and the same" .

Yuri Izdrik

Chief editor of the legendary magazine "Chetver", published since 1990 and aimed at popularizing modern Ukrainian literature. Yuri Izdrik is a poet, prose writer, participant of the musical project "DrumTIatr". Lives and works in Kalush.

WHAT YOU SHOULD READ: novels "KRK Island" , "Wozzeck & Wozzekurgy" , "Moving Leon" . An interesting creative experiment is a book project with journalist Evgenia Nesterovich Summa , in which the author shares recipes for happiness, love and understanding of the world.

Oleg Lishega

Poet, prose writer, translator of works by Mark Twain, Thomas Eliot, Ezra Pound, David Herbert Lawrence, Sylvia Plath, John Keats. On the one hand, Chinese literature had a great influence on his work, and on the other hand, the works of Ivan Franko and Bogdan-Igor Antonich.

Lyshega is the first Ukrainian poet to be awarded the PEN Club Prize for poetic translation. Unfortunately, the author passed away in 2014.

WHAT YOU SHOULD READ: the most famous prose book of the writer "Friend Li Bo, Brother Du Fu" longlisted for the BBC Book of the Year Award.

Oksana Zabuzhko

Cult Ukrainian writer, essayist and translator. For the first time, the author was actively discussed in the second half of the 1990s. with the release of her novel "Polyovі doslіdzhennya z ukrainskogo seksu", which caused a real sensation in Ukrainian literature. Since then, she has received many awards, most recently the Angelus Literary Prize of Central and Eastern Europe (Poland) for her book The Museum of Abandoned Secrets.

WHAT YOU SHOULD READ: "Pol'ovі doslіdzhennya z ukrainskogo sex" , "Museum of Abandoned Secrets" , "Let my people go: 15 texts about the Ukrainian revolution" , "From mapi books and people" , "Chronicles of Fortinbras" .

Natalya Belotserkovets

The poetess is known to the Ukrainian reader primarily as the author of the poem "We will not die in Paris ...", which became a hit performed by the Dead Piven group. She rarely gives interviews, rarely speaks in public, but her texts can be attributed to the classics of modern Ukrainian literature. Almost no anthology of modern Ukrainian poetry is complete without her poems. Poems by Natalia Belotserkovets are light and deep at the same time, they very subtly set the mood and inspire writing.

WHAT YOU SHOULD READ: compilation "Hotel Central" .

Bone Muscovites

Poet, prose writer, essayist, literary critic. Since 1991, he has been living in the Chernihiv region in the Cell of the Tea Rose, built with his own hands, doing exclusively literary work. He maintains an author's blog, where he posts poems, reviews and photos. The author of the cult Ukrainian song "Vona" ("Tomorrow I will come to the room..."), which is performed by the group "Lament of Yeremia". For the book "Flashes" in 2015 received National Award named after Taras Shevchenko.

WHAT YOU SHOULD READ: among poetry books "Mislivtsі in the snow" And "Symbol of the Trojans" , prose - "The cell of tea troyand".

Tanya Malyarchuk

Writer and journalist, winner of the Joseph Conrad-Kozhenevsky Literary Prize (2013). Now lives in Austria. The author's texts have been translated into Polish, Romanian, German, English, Russian and Belarusian.

WHAT YOU SHOULD READ: early novels of the writer - "Burn down. Book of fears" , "How I Became a Saint" , "Speak" , and "Biography of the Vipadian Miracle" longlisted for the 2012 Air Force Book of the Year Award.

Alexander Irvanets

Together with Yuri Andrukhovych and Viktor Neborak, in 1985 he founded the Bu-Ba-Bu literary association. Known as Treasurer Boo-Ba-Boo. Those who follow the author's work on Facebook know his witty short poems about current events of our time.

WHAT YOU SHOULD READ: alternative history novel "Rivne/Rivne" , "Five p'єs", "Ochamirya: The Tale of That Opovidnya" , "Satyricon-XXI" .

Andrey Lyubka

The idol of girls, the owner of the title "the most enviable groom of Transcarpathia", a writer, columnist and translator. Born in Riga, lives in Uzhgorod. The author speaks at many literary festivals, actively travels to various scholarships abroad, writes columns for several publications. Each of his A new book provokes lively discussion in in social networks and media.

Worth reading: author's debut novel "Carbide" as well as his collections of poems: "TERORISM" , "Forty bucks plus a tip" and a collection of essays "Sleep with women" .

Irena Karpa

"Writer. Singer. Traveler" is the title of one of the books by Irena Karpa, which, perhaps, best conveys all the incarnations of the author. Recently appointed First Secretary for Cultural Affairs of the Embassy of Ukraine in France. Author of 9 books, numerous publications in the press and the blogosphere. Mother of two daughters.

WHAT YOU SHOULD READ: early texts - "50 hwilin grass" , "Freud bi weeping" , "Mother of Pearl Porn" .

Dmitry Lazutkin

This writer combines three hypostases - a poet, a journalist and an athlete. Winner of numerous literary awards, black belt (1st dan) in kempo karate, bronze medalist of the World Cup in kickboxing and kick-jitsu, author of 8 poetry collections. Collaborates with the Kozak System group. Many fans know the song "So calm" to the words of the poet. Actively speaks to the army, often travels to the East.

WHAT YOU SHOULD READ: "Petrol" , "Good songs about filthy girls" , "Red Book" .

Les Beley

Having made his debut with poetry collections, the author attracted even more attention to himself with the release of the novel "Lіkhіє dev" janostі. Love and hate in Uzhhorod". Written in the style of non-fiction, the work became one of the first documentary novels in modern Ukrainian literature. And for this reason alone it is worth reading. book project with the Polish reporter Lukasz Saturchak "Asymmetric Symmetry: Polish Studies of Ukrainian-Polish Vineyards" only strengthened the writer's position.

Les Beley is also one of the organizers of the all-Ukrainian contest of feature reporting "Self-seeing".

WHAT YOU SHOULD READ: "Likhіє virgins" ynostі. Love and hate in Uzhhorod" , "Asymmetric symmetry: Polish legacy of Ukrainian-Polish vineyards".

Alexey Chupa

The writer was born in the Donetsk region, worked as a machinist at a metallurgical plant. Two years ago, because of the war, he moved to live in Lvov. Since then, he has been actively publishing new works and going on tours.

Two of his books at once - "Homeless Donbass" and "10 Words about Vitchizna" were included in the long list of the BBC Book of the Year 2014 award.

WHAT YOU SHOULD READ: from prose books "Tasks of my bomb-box" and fresh novel "Cherry and I" .

Elena Gerasimyuk

Young poetess, essayist, translator, winner of several literary awards. It is deservedly called the poetic discovery of 2013. The debut poetry collection of the author "Deafness" will appeal to readers different generations. The poems have been translated into nine languages.

WHAT YOU SHOULD READ: poetry collection "Deafness".

Sofia Andrukhovych

At the beginning of the 2000s, she made her debut with prose books "Summer of Millennium", "Old People", "Women of Their Men". In 2007, her novel "Somga" was released, which caused a mixed reaction, and some critics called it "genital literature".

After seven years of silence, the writer published, perhaps, her best novel, Felix Austria. This work is a kind of map Stanislav (Ivano-Frankivsk - author) from the time of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, against which love and not only relationships unfold. She received the 2014 Air Force Book of the Year award for her novel.

WHAT YOU SHOULD READ: "Felix Austria" .

Maxim Kidruk

In his 30s, the writer managed to visit more than 30 countries, including Mexico, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, China, Namibia, New Zealand and others. All these travels formed the basis of his books - "Mexican Chronicles. History of One Dream", "Come on the Road to the Navel of the Earth" (2 volumes), "Love and Pirani", "Navizheni in Peru" and others.

The author's works will appeal to those who dream of traveling, but do not dare to go on a journey. Most of the texts are written in non-fiction style, containing detailed instructions on how to get to a particular country, what to try and what to avoid.

WHAT YOU SHOULD READ: "Mexican Chronicles. History of a Dream" , "Move to the Navel of the Earth" , "Love and piranji" , "Navizhenі in Peru" .

Iryna Tsylyk

Irina Tsylyk is a native from Kiev. She began her career in poetry and cinema. She has published 8 books and made 3 short films. The author of the words of the song "Turn around alive", which is performed by the groups "Telnyuk Sisters" and "Kozak System".

The poetry of Irina Tsylyk is incredibly feminine, lyrical and sincere. However, like the writer herself.

WHAT YOU SHOULD READ: poetry collections "Qi" And "Depth of sharpness" and a book for children "Mystoria of one friendship" .

Yuri Vinnichuk

One of the most prolific representatives of modern Ukrainian literature, he was awarded the "Golden Writers of Ukraine" award for the number of books sold. Author of several literary hoaxes, compiler of anthologies of fantasy and fairy tales, translator. He worked as an editor of the well-known newspaper "Post-Postup", where he added materials under the pseudonym Yuzio Observator.

WHAT YOU SHOULD READ: "Divy nights" , "Malva Landa" , "Spring games in autumn gardens" , "Tango of death" .

Lyubko Deresh

In recent years, the writer rarely comes up with new artistic texts. And at the beginning of the 2000s, he was one of the most popular authors. He published his first novel called "The Cult" at the age of eighteen. The main characters of his works are teenagers who fall in love, use hallucinogenic substances and search for themselves.

Worth reading: early works "Adoration of the lizard" , "Arche" , "Namir!" , "Three drinks" .

Irene Rozdobudko

The writer confidently occupies the niche of "women's literature". Almost every year she publishes new books aimed at a wide audience. For her fertility and popularity, she was awarded the "Golden Writers of Ukraine" award. The author works in various genres. Among her books are detectives, psychological thrillers, dramas, travel essay, etc. Therefore, every reader looking for light reading on the road in the subway, minibus or bus will be able to find something suitable for himself.

WHAT YOU SHOULD READ: "Gudzik" , "Ziv" yalі kviti vykidyat" , "Pasta for the firebird".

Natalia Sniadanko

In 2004, Natalia Snyadanko's story "Collection of passions, or come in handy to a young Ukrainian woman" was published in Poland, which immediately became a bestseller. In his texts, the author often touches on the problems of Ukrainian guest workers and the role of women in society.

WHAT YOU SHOULD READ: "Blonde Season Sale" , "Herbarium of Kochantsiv" , "Frau Müller is not forced to pay more" .

Yuri Pokalchuk

About people like him they say "man-orchestra". The writer knew 11 foreign languages, visited 37 countries. In his Ukrainian translations saw the light of the works of Ernest Hemingway, Jerome Salinger, Jorge Borges, Julio Cortazar, Jorge Amado.

In the 90s. together with the group "Dead Piven" founded musical project- "The fires of the Great Mist".

For more than twenty years, the writer dealt with the problems of juvenile delinquents, and also filmed documentary about a colony for minors called "Zone of Special Attention".

His work "Those on the ground" is considered the first Ukrainian erotic book. Other texts of the author were written in the same vein: "Forbidden Games", "Beautiful Hour", "Anatomy of a Sin". I'm sure they will appeal to a wide audience.

WHAT YOU SHOULD READ: "Forbidden games" , "Beautiful Hour" , "Anatomy of sin" .

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