Lyubko Deresh
Lyubko Deresh | |
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Lyubko Deresh, 2015 | |
| Born | July 3, 1984 Pustomyty, Lviv Oblast |
| Language | Ukrainian |
| Nationality | Ukraine |
| Period | 21st-century |
| Years active | 2001-present |
| Notable works | Kult (2001), Where the Wind Blows (2021) |
Lyubko Deresh (Ukrainian: Любко Дереш, born 3 July 1984) is a Ukrainian author. His debut novel, Cult, was published in 2001, when Deresh was just seventeen. Since then, he has remained one of Ukraine's most popular authors.
Deresh has been nicknamed the "Stephen King of Ukraine" due to the themes of his earlier works, which typically feature teenage protagonists experiencing supernatural events.[1]
In 2023, Deresh launched a charity sale of his unpublished works to fundraise for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[2] Deresh's works have been translated into German, French, Italian, Polish, Serbian, Bulgarian, and Romanian. As of 2025, none of his works have yet to be published in English.[3]
Personal life
Deresh was born in Pustomyty in Lviv Oblast. He studied economics at the University of Lviv. He is married to the singer Polina Yerko.
Books
- 2001 — Культ (Cult)
- 2002 — Поклоніння ящірці
- 2005 — Архе
- 2006 — Намір! (Intent!)
- 2007 — Трохи пітьми (A Bit of Darkness)
- 2011 — Голова Якова (Head of Jacob)
- 2013 — Остання любов Асури Махараджа (Last Love of Asura Maharaja)[4]
- 2013 — Миротворець (Peacemaker)[5]
- 2014 — Пісні про любов і вічність (Songs of Love and Eternity)
- 2017 — Спустошення (Devastation)
- 2021 —Там, де вітер (Where the Wind Blows)
- 2024 — «Погляд Медузи. Маленька книга пітьми» (The Look of Medusa, or, The Little Book of Darkness) [6]
References
- ^ "Lyubko Deresh". Tault. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ Horalach, Polina. "Lyubko Deresh launched a charity sale of unpublished works". Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ Tsurkan, Kate. "10 authors shaping contemporary Ukrainian literature". Yahoo News. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ ""Варто знати, що це щось інше, ніж те, що я писав раніше…" — Любко Дереш про свої нові книжки". Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ Любко Дереш презентує нову книгу на 20. Форумі видавців у Львові Archived 2013-12-27 at the Wayback Machine (bookforum.ua, 19 серпня 2013)
- ^ Кравченко, Аріна (19 October 2024). "Чутливість, на яку ми (не)здатні: як читати новий роман Любка Дереша "Погляд Медузи"". Українська правда. Життя (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-01-10.