Dzvinka Matiyash

Dzvinka Matiyash
Дзвінка Валентинівна Матіяш
Born	16 November 1978 (1978-11-16) (age 46) Kyiv
Nationality	Ukrainian
Alma mater	National 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

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

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

• 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

1. "Дзвінка Матіяш". Видавництво Старого Лева (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-03-31.
2. "Dzwinka Matijasz". Biuro Literackie (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-03-31.
3. 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. Yeremian, Florence Gopikian (2020-09-05). "Rencontre avec Dzvinka Matiyash, une écrivaine contemplative". Syma News : votre magazine d’actualité. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
5. "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.
8. Matii︠a︡sh, Dzvinka; Матіяш, Дзвінка (2014). Denʹ Snihovyka. Brusturiv. ISBN 978-617-7236-02-2. OCLC 905543419.
9. Matii︠a︡sh, Dzvinka; Матіяш, Дзвінка (2015). Marta z vulyt︠s︡i Svi︠a︡toho Mykolai︠a︡. Lʹviv. ISBN 978-617-679-159-1. OCLC 935226027.
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.
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.