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Dzvinka Matiyash

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Dzvinka Matiyash
Дзвінка Валентинівна Матіяш
Born16 November 1978 (1978-11-16) (age 46)
NationalityUkrainian
Alma materNational University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
Occupation(s)writer, translator

Dzvinka Matiyash (Ukrainian: Дзвінка Валентинівна Матіяш; born 1978) is a Ukrainian prose writer, children's author, poet and translator.

Early life and education

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Dzvinka Matiyash was born on 16 November [1] 1978[2][3] in Kyiv.[3] One of her sisters is the poet Bohdana Matiyash.[3] From 1995 to 2002[2] she studied literature[4] at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, then continued her education with postgraduate studies at the European Collegium of Polish and Ukrainian Universities (2002–2006) in Lublin, Poland.[2][3]

Career

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Dzvinka Matiyash debuted in 2005[3] with a meditative[4] book of prose titled A Requiem for November[3] and has since published works for adults and children.[5] Her books have received two nominations for the BBC Ukrainian Book of the Year title[5] and the French translation of Stories of Roses, Rain and Salt by Justine Donche-Horetska was nominated for the 2020 Drahomán Prize.[6] Works by Matiyash have been translated to Polish,[2] French, Chinese,[5] English, German, Italian and Serbian.[4]

Matiyash's writing is praised for stylistically masterful[2][5] monologues which invoke the tradition started by Yuriy Izdryk and Taras Prokhasko.[1][2] Her prose is considered clear and often touching upon the philosophical, with themes of beauty, goodness and God.[3] She draws inspiration from Catholic mysticism.[1][5]

She translates from Polish, Belarusian, Russian and English.[2] Among her published book translations are works by poets Andrei Khadanovich and Jan Twardowski[3] as well as texts by the Polish journalist Ryszard Kapuściński.[2]

Publications

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  • Реквієм для листопаду[2] ("A Requiem for November"), 2005[3]
  • Роман про батьківщину[1] ("A Novel about My Homeland"), 2006[3]
  • Казки П’ятинки, 2010[7]
  • Історії про троянди, дощ і сіль[2] ("Stories About Roses, Rain and Salt"), 2012[3]
  • День Сніговика, 2014[8]
  • Марта з вулиці Святого Миколая, 2015[9]
  • Перше Різдво, 2016[10]
  • Дорога святого Якова, 2017[11]
  • Подарунок від святого Миколая, 2018[12]
  • Мене звати Варвара, 2021[13]
  • Histoires sur les roses, la pluie et le sel, translator Justine Donche-Horetska, Paris: les Éditions Bleu & jaune, DL 2020. ISBN 9791094936092

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Дзвінка Матіяш". Видавництво Старого Лева (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Dzwinka Matijasz". Biuro Literackie (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Naydan, Michael M., ed. (2014). "Dzvinka Matiyash". Herstories. An Anthology of New Ukrainian Women Prose Writers. Glagoslav Publications. ISBN 978-1-909156-03-6.
  4. ^ a b c Yeremian, Florence Gopikian (2020-09-05). "Rencontre avec Dzvinka Matiyash, une écrivaine contemplative". Syma News : votre magazine d’actualité. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Les Éditions Bleu & Jaune". Les Éditions Bleu & Jaune (in French). Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  6. ^ "The long list for the 2020 Drahomán Prize has been announced". PEN Ukraine. 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  7. ^ ""Казки П'ятинки" — абетка добра від Дзвінки Матіяш". ЛітАкцент - світ сучасної літератури (in Ukrainian). 2011-02-11. Archived from the original on October 31, 2013. Retrieved 2022-03-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ Matii︠a︡sh, Dzvinka; Матіяш, Дзвінка (2014). Denʹ Snihovyka. Brusturiv. ISBN 978-617-7236-02-2. OCLC 905543419.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  9. ^ Matii︠a︡sh, Dzvinka; Матіяш, Дзвінка (2015). Marta z vulyt︠s︡i Svi︠a︡toho Mykolai︠a︡. Lʹviv. ISBN 978-617-679-159-1. OCLC 935226027.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  10. ^ Матіяш, Дзвінка (2016). Перше Різдво. Vidavnictvo Starogo Leva. ISBN 978-617-679-308-3.
  11. ^ Matii︠a︡sh, Dzvinka; Матіяш, Дзвінка (2017). Doroha svi︠a︡toho I︠A︡kova. Lʹviv. ISBN 978-617-679-393-9. OCLC 1045630131.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  12. ^ Матіяш, Дзвінка (2018). Подарунок від святого Миколая. Vydavnyt︠s︡tvo Staroho Leva. ISBN 978-617-679-611-4.
  13. ^ Матіяш, Дзвінка (2021). Мене звати Варвара. Видавництво Старого Лева. ISBN 978-966-679-976-3.