Yevhen Hutsalo

Yevhen Hutsalo (14 January 1937 – 4 July 1995 ) was a Ukrainian writer and journalist.

Yevhen Hutsalo
Євген Гуцало
Born(1937-01-14)14 January 1937
Staryi Zhyvotiv, Vinnytsia oblast
Died(1995-07-04)4 July 1995
Kyiv, Ukraine
OccupationWriter, journalist
CitizenshipUkraine

Biography

Hutsalo was born in Staryi Zhyvotiv, Vinnytsia oblast. He graduated from the Nizhyn Pedagogical Institute in 1959, and was first published in 1960.[1] During the 1960s, Hutsalo was considered one of the "shestydesyatnyky" (the sixtiers), or those who were opposed to the oppressive communist regime.[2] However, later on he chose to be an official writer rather than one opposed to the regime.[1]

He published over 25 novella and short-story collections (several of them for children), a trilogy of novels, and three poetry collections. His works are noted for their detail, lyrical descriptions of nature, psychological portraits, and abundant use of the rural vernacular.[1]

In 1985 Hutsalo was awarded the Shevchenko Prize and in 1994 the Antonovych prize.

References
  1. Ivan Koshelivets. Hutsalo, Yevhen at the Encyclopedia of Ukraine.
  2. Ivan Koshelivets. Shistdesiatnyky at the Encyclopedia of Ukraine.


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