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Modern Writers

 When a number of literary experts  were asked to describe Ukrainian  literature in three adjectives, they  used words 

like energetic, promising, witty and imaginative. The worlds created by contemporary writers are  often mystical and 

mysterious. They show how writers use Ukraine’s tradition of rich folk stories in their writing. However, many writers also 

set their novels in the modern day. 

Let’s look at some popular authors. Maria Matios is one of the stars of Ukrainian literature. Some of the novels have historical settings, 

others are set the present day. The  backgrounds to the stories are often national crises or difficulties, such as the Second World War, or

the struggle for Ukrainian  independence. They are psychological novels, for example, her story Hardly Ever Otherwise (Maizhe nikoly

ne navpaky). The story takes place in a village at the beginning of the 20^th century. It explores a murder from different points of view

and  is a story of love, hate and envy.

Matios has won many award for her work. She received the “Book of the Year” prize in 2004 and the “Taras Shevchenko National 

Award” in 2005 for her novel Sweet Darusia (Solodka Darusia). This book and others have been turned into successful plays.

Vasyl Shkliar concerns with the psychology of his characters. His first novel The Key (Kluch) tells the story of a journalist who receives

the key to a flat. The owner of the flat has disappeared and the journalist decides to find out what has happened. As in his other novels, 

the characters and their worlds are as important as solving the mystery or crime. His other books are also very popular and several have

been translated into other languages. Liubko Deresh is one of a number of successful young writers. He had three books published by the 

time he was nineteen and all of them became best-sellers. He is a Ukrainian Stephen King and writes books in the crime and horror 

genres. They aralso mystical, for example in The Cult (Kult) the main character enters his own fantasy worlds. Deresh has won the 

“Good Book of the Year” prize for the most original novel twice. 

The list is incomplete without Liuko Dashvar – the pen name of Iryna Chernova. Her books are read by millions of people of different

ages. She has the title of “Golden writer”, as her books have all sold over 200,000 copies. Each book is different and the plots are

gripping. Among the most popular novels are: Milk with Honey (Krov z Molokom), Paradise Centre (Rai Tsentr) and To Have Everything

(Maty Vse). Be warned, when you start reading one of her books you won’t be able to put it down.