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Sofia Yuriyivna Andrukhovych (, born 17 November 1982) is a Ukrainian
Sofia Andrukhovych was born in
writer
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and translator
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. She is the wife of Andriy Bondar
Andriy Volodymyrovych Bondar (; born 14 August 1974) is a Ukrainian poet, interpreter, opinion writer and a member of the National Writers' Union of Ukraine in 1998. He is the husband of Ukrainian writer Sofia Andrukhovych.
Early life and edu ...
, Ukrainian writer.
Life and career
Sofia Andrukhovych was born in Ivano-Frankivsk
Ivano-Frankivsk (, ), formerly Stanyslaviv, Stanislav and Stanisławów, is a city in western Ukraine. It serves as the administrative centre of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast as well as Ivano-Frankivsk Raion within the oblast. Ivano-Frankivsk also host ...
, the daughter of Yurii Andrukhovych
Yurii Ihorovych Andrukhovych (, born March 13, 1960 in Stanislav, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian prose writer, poet, essayist, and translator. His English pen name is Yuri Andrukhovych.
Andrukhovych is a representative of the Stanislav phenom ...
. She is married to a Ukrainian writer Andriy Bondar
Andriy Volodymyrovych Bondar (; born 14 August 1974) is a Ukrainian poet, interpreter, opinion writer and a member of the National Writers' Union of Ukraine in 1998. He is the husband of Ukrainian writer Sofia Andrukhovych.
Early life and edu ...
, with whom she has a daughter Varvara, born 10 March 2008.
Andrukhovych is a co-editor of ''Chetver'' periodical. In 2004 she received a residence grant from Villa Decius Association in Kraków
, officially the Royal Capital City of Kraków, is the List of cities and towns in Poland, second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city has a population of 804,237 ...
where she used to live. She now resides in Kyiv
Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2, ...
.
In December 2014, her novel ''Felix Austria'' won BBC Ukrainian
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's Book of the Year 2014 award. An additional publication inspired by the novel's contents, was a recipe book compiled with Marianna Dushar. A Ukrainian-Polish feature film Viddana
''Viddana'' () is a Polish- Ukrainian feature film based on the novel '' Felix Austria'' by Ukrainian author Sofia Andrukhovych. Starring Marianna Januszewicz in the lead role as Stefania Czorneńko, the film follows Stefania and her relationship ...
by director Chrystyna Syvolap was released in 2020.
In March 2021, she received the Women in Arts Award
The Women in Arts Award is an award established in 2019 by UN Women Ukraine and the Ukrainian Institute, and presented as part of HeForShe Ukraine's annual arts week in March. Only women are nominated for the award; its purpose is to bring atten ...
in literature.
Publications
Prose
* ''Літо Мілени'' (Kyiv, 2002). * ''Старі люди'' (Ivano-Frankivsk, 2003). * ''Жінки їхніх чоловіків'' (Ivano-Frankivsk, 2005). * ''Сьомга'' (Kyiv, 2007). * ''Фелікс Австрія'' (Lviv, 2014). ** English translation '' Felix Austria'' forthcoming March 2024. * ''Амадока'' (Lviv, 2020).Translations
*Manuela Gretkowska
Manuela Gretkowska (6 October 1964) is a Polish writer, screenwriter, feminist and politician. She is the foundress of the Feminist Initiative.
Biography
Manuela Gretkowska was born in Łódź and studied philosophy at Jagiellonian University ...
. ''Європейка''. Translation from Polish.
* J. K. Rowling
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. ''Гаррі Поттер і келих вогню''. Translation from English (together with Viktor Morozov].
See also
*List of Ukrainian-language writers
This is a list of authors who have written works of prose and poetry in the Ukrainian language.
A
*Victoria Amelina (1986–2023), poet and novelist
* Nikolai Amosov (1913–2002), novelist, essayist, and medical writer
* Emma Andijewska (born ...
*List of Ukrainian literature translated into English
This is a list of notable works of Ukrainian literature that have been translated into English.
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References
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