Oleksandr Irvanets

Oleksandr Vasyliovych Irvanets is a Ukrainian poet, writer, playwright, and translator.

Biography

Born in Lviv, Irvanets spent his childhood in Rivne, where he attended school. In 1980 he graduated from Dubno pedagogical institute. In 1985 together with Yurii Andrukhovych and Vasyl Neborak Irvanets formed the literary group Bu-Ba-Bu, whose member he remains to this day. In 1989 he finished studies at the Maxim [Gorky Literature Institute] in Moscow. Since 1993 Irvanets has resided in Irpin.
His works have been translated into numerous languages, including English, German, French, Swedish, Polish, Czech, Belarusian, Russian, Italian and Croatian. Since the early 2000s Irvanets has dedicated himself to drama and prose. He is the author of more than 20 books, as well as numerous publications in American and European journals.