Andrey Kurkov | |
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.jpg) Kurkov in 2022 | |
| Born | 23 April 1961 |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Education | Kyiv Foreign Languages Institute |
| Occupation | Writer |
Andrey Yuryevich Kurkov[a] (born 23 April 1961) is a Ukrainian[1][2] author and public intellectual who writes in Russian and Ukrainian. He is the author of 19 novels, including the bestselling Death and the Penguin, nine books for children, and about 20 documentary, fiction and TV movie scripts. His work is currently translated into 37 languages, including English, Spanish, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Chinese, Swedish, Persian and Hebrew, and published in 65 countries.[3] Kurkov, who has long been a respected commentator on Ukraine for the international media, notably in Europe and the United States, has written assorted articles for various publications worldwide. His books are full of black humour, post-Soviet reality and elements of surrealism.
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- ^ Подкаст Критики. Андрій Курков: «Я — український письменник» (1:30-2:00 хвилина) Archived 2015-01-03 at the Wayback Machine — Критика, листопад 2013
- ^ Андрій Курков: Мене обізвали публічно «українським націоналістом, який пише російською мовою» Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine — Радіо Свобода, 07.04.2013
- ^ Vannek, Ludmila (7 April 2013). "Radio Liberty interview with Andrey Kurkov". Radiosvoboda.org. Retrieved 1 October 2015.