Natan Rybak

Natan Rybak (Рибак, Натан, 3 January 1913 - 11 September 1978) Ukrainian poet and socialist-realist writer of jewish origin.^[1][2] Rybak published 3 collections of poetry in the 1930s.^[2] He published around 20 collections of short stories mostly in the 1930s and 1940s. ^[2] He is best known for his novels.^[2] He was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1950 for volume 1 of the novel Pereiaslavs’ka rada.^[2] The novel Pomylka Onore de Bal’zaka was filmed in 1969.^[2]

Bibliography

The bibliography is a selection from Encyclopedia of Ukraine.^[2]

• Harmaty zherlamy na skhid (1934) (in English Cannons with Muzzles Facing East)
• Kyïv (1936) (Kiev)
• Dnipro (2 volumes, 1937–8) (Dnepr)
• Pomylka Onore de Bal’zaka (1940) (in English The Mistake of Honoré de Balzac filmed in 1969)
• Zbroia z namy (1943) (in English The Weapons Are with Us)
• Pereiaslavs’ka rada (volume 1 in 1948, was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1950 and volume 2 in 1953) (in English The Pereiaslav Council)
• Trilogien Chas spodivan’ i zvershen’ (1960) (in English A Time of Expectations and Achievements)
• Soldaty bez mundyriv (1966) (in English Soldiers without Uniforms)
• Collections of his works was published in 5 volumes in 1963–4 og 1981.

References

1. Aschehougs konversasjonsleksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. 1972. p. column 336. ISBN 8203061591.
2. Roman Senkus (2001). "Rybak, Natan". Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies. Retrieved 2016-03-12. "This article originally appeared in the Encyclopedia of Ukraine, vol. 4 (1993)."