Vita Nostra

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Ivanova, Ekaterina (October 2016). "On Both Sides of Fiction: Maryna and Serhiy Dyachenko". Russian Studies in Literature. 52 (3–4): 235–248. doi: 10.1080/10611975.2016.1264003. ISSN 1061-1975. S2CID 193721913. In a 2019 profile, Julia Meitov Hersey summarized their collaboration as follows: "It is thanks to Sergey’s skills of writing solid plots that Marina’s beautiful aethereal worlds have such a strong structure, a foundation built on the characters’ flesh and bone, their blood and tears. Their ideal fantasy is a story of a real person in a chimerical world." [12] Novels [ edit ] a b Sidorova, J. m (6 November 2014). "Narratology: "Anything you can do I can do better," says speculative literature to realism". Narratology . Retrieved 17 April 2022. The story behind the cover of Vita Nostra The Story Behind the Cover of Vita Nostra, by Marina & Sergey Dyachenko We are Marina and Sergey Dyachenko, the authors of VITA NOSTRA and DAUGHTER FROM THE DARK, and Julia Meitov Hersey, the translator. AMA!". reddit. 2020.

in Russian). Проспект. Я себя иденти… идентифи… короче, я считаю себя носителем русского языка, живущим в Украине. По-украински говорю и пишу свободно, но книги сочиняю – на родном. Lajoye, Viktoriya (2017). Étoiles rouges: la littérature de science-fiction soviétique. Patrice Lajoye, Impr. Corlet). [Paris]: Piranha. ISBN 978-2-37119-074-0. OCLC 1010313056. {{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year ( link) Age of the Witch (1997) ( Russian: Ведьмин век) involves characters from a number of mythologies, most prominently Slavonic. It received a literature award from the magazine Rainbow ( Russian: Радуга) in 1997 and the "Zilantkon" -"Great Zilant" [15] prize ( Russian: Зиланткон — Большой Зилант) in Kazan in 1998.

Valley of the Conscience ( Russian: Долина Совести) was awarded the Bronze Snail, [18] Russian science fiction - 2002, [19] Sigma-F, [20] and the "Golden Caduceus" award at the Golden Bridge 2002 festival.

The Dyachenkos describe their work as "M-realism" with the 'M' "open to interpretation." Without defining the meaning of the "M", in 2014 Sergey Dyachenko explained it as "Marina's realism", expanding "that's where the romanticism comes from, and the stubborn humanism, and the hope for white magic and a better tomorrow." [5] [12] Last Don Quixote (2000) ( Russian: Последний Дон Кихот), a variation on Miguel de Cervantes' novel, became a base for a theatrical play. The novel was awarded the "Bronze Snail" ( Russian: Бронзовая Улитка) (2001). Awards [ edit ]Vita Nostra was published in 2007. It was the first novel in the thematically related "Metamorphosis" cycle. [22] The book collected dozens of awards from readers and professionals. [23] Julia Meitov Hersey's translation of Vita Nostra was published by HarperCollins Publishers in November 2018. Digital, or Brevis Est, (2009) and Migrant, or Brevi Finietur, a work of science fiction, continue the cycle. The Green Card (2000) ( Russian: Зелёная карта), later adapted into a screenplay, is a work of realist fiction about residents of Kyiv who have received an opportunity to immigrate to the United States. The definitive English language translation of the internationally acclaimed Russian novel—a brilliant dark fantasy combining psychological suspense, enchantment, and terror that makes us consider human existence in a fresh and provocative way. a b c "Maryna & Serhiy Dyachenko - "A-BA-BA-GA-LA-MA-GA" Publishers". ababahalamaha.com.ua . Retrieved 19 September 2022.

a b words, Julia Meitov Hersey | 1680 (2 January 2019). "Profile: The Dyachenkos". Future Science Fiction Digest . Retrieved 21 October 2022. The Yellowmore" ( Russian: Желтомар) (from the book Bastard) is a wizard's trap. It looks like an old man carved out of a tree. This old man smokes a pipe that emits yellow smoke. Smoke kills living things, by homing on the body heat.Although it fits squarely in the popular school-for-magicians genre, this dark, ambitious, and intellectually strenuous novel will feel like a fresh revelation to fantasy readers glutted with Western wish-fulfillment narratives. The Pentacle ( Russian: Пентакль), co-written A. Valentinov ( Russian: А.Валентиновым) and G. L. Oldi ( Russian: Г. Л. Олди), was awarded the "Golden Caduceus" prize at the 2005 Star Bridge festival.

Chugaister" ( Russian: Чугайстер) (from the book Age of the Witch, probably taken from a book "The Forest Song" by Lesya Ukrainka ) are magical creatures that are very similar to the human. Chugaisters, sometimes by themselves, sometimes in a group, destroy Navs (see above), by dancing around them. By doing so they make Navs to dance with them until they collapse dead. Chugaister was taken from the Ukrainian mythology, but is somewhat different from the original creature. Oberon's Word ( Russian: Слово Оберона) (published in Russian and Ukrainian) ( Ukrainian: Королівська обіцянка) The Dyachenkos are from Kyiv, Ukraine. For four years, they lived in Russia, then moved to California, United States in 2013. [4] [5] [6] A tasty, if not always tasteful, tale of supernatural mayhem that fans of King and Crichton alike will enjoy.

Vita Nostra” — a cross between Lev Grossman’s “The Magicians” and Elizabeth Kostova’s “The Historian” [...] is the anti-Harry Potter you didn’t know you wanted.” -- The Washington Post Armaged-Home ( Russian: Армагед-дом) (1999), a work of social science fiction, takes place over a number of periods encompassing the life of its heroine and the society in which she lives. In the opinion of many critics and readers, it is one of the best of their novels. Alena and Aspirine/ Daughter from the Dark ( Russian: Алёна и Аспирин) (published in Russian and Ukrainian)