Uladzimir Karatkievich

Uladzimir Karatkievich (Belarusian: Уладзімір Сямёнавіч Караткевіч; Russian: Владимир Семёнович Короткевич) (26 November 1930 – 25 July 1984) was a Belarusian romantic writer.

Uladzimir Karatkievich
Uladzimir Karatkievich as student
Native name
Уладзімір Сямёнавіч Караткевіч
Born(1930-11-26)26 November 1930
Orsha, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Died25 July 1984(1984-07-25) (aged 53)
Minsk, Soviet Union
OccupationWriter, novelist
CitizenshipBelarusian
Alma materKyiv University
Notable worksKing Stakh's Wild Hunt
Years active1951–1984

Early life

Karatkievich was born in 1930 in Orsha, Vitebsk region.[1] In 1954, he graduated from the Philological Department of Kyiv University and first taught in a village school in the Kyiv region of Ukraine, and then in his home town, Orsha (Belarus).[1] Later, he completed advanced literature courses (1960) and cinematography (1962) in Moscow. Literature became his main occupation.

Career

His first published work (a poem) was in 1951, which was followed by three collections of verses. Later, he turned to prose and subsequently published a large number of short stories in collections entitled Chazenia, The Eye of the Typhoon, From Past Ages, and others. He also wrote the novels Unforgettable and The Dark Castle Olshansky. The novel King Stakh's Wild Hunt (Дзікае паляванне караля Стаха, 1964) is probably his most popular work. His novels deal predominantly with Belarus's historical past, including the January uprising of 1863 – 1865.[1]

Karatkievich also wrote a number of plays, essays, articles, screenplays for short and feature films, and detective and adventure stories. Karatkievich's literary works are marked by romanticism, rich imagery, and emotionalism. A recipient of several national literary awards, he has strongly affected the further development of historical themes in Belarusian literature.

References

  1. Roszkowski, Wojciech; Kofman, Jan (2015). Biographical Dictionary of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century. Routledge. ISBN 978-0765610270.
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