birth_date: 1951-06-10 00:00:00
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name: Vasyl Shkliar
about: Vasyl Shkliar (born 10 June 1951, Hanzhalivka, Lysianka Raion, Cherkasy Oblast) is a Ukrainian writer and political activist. He is one of the most well known and widely read, contemporary Ukrainian authors. Some literary observers have even named him the “Father of the Ukrainian Bestseller”. The Committee of the Shevchenko National Prize declared him a Shevchenko Prize Laureate in 2011. Among his most well-known works are novels “Raven” (alternate English title "Raven's Way", 2009 , English translation - 2013, 2015), Marusia (2014), and "Black sun" (2015).Please note that this English-language profile is intended for all own literary works of Vasyl Shkliar.For works of Shkliar originally published in Ukrainian, please add both this English Vasyl Shkliar (born 10 June 1951, Hanzhalivka, Lysianka Raion, Cherkasy Oblast) is a Ukrainian writer and political activist. He is one of the most well known and widely read, contemporary Ukrainian authors. Some literary observers have even named him the “Father of the Ukrainian Bestseller”. The Committee of the Shevchenko National Prize declared him a Shevchenko Prize Laureate in 2011. Among his most well-known works are novels “Raven” (alternate English title "Raven's Way", 2009 , English translation - 2013, 2015), Marusia (2014), and "Black sun" (2015).Please note that this English-language profile is intended for all own literary works of Vasyl Shkliar.For works of Shkliar originally published in Ukrainian, please add both this English profile (as a first author) as well as his Ukrainian-language profile (as a second author): Василь Шкляр For works of other authors translated into Ukrainian from a different language by Shkliar, please add both this English profile (as a second author) as well as his Ukrainian-language profile: Василь Шкляр (as a third author) ...more