About
Marko Vovtchok, born Mariia Oleksandrivna Vilinska, is a major 19th-century Ukrainian writer. Born in Russia, she married ethnographer Opanas Markovych in 1851 and moved to Ukraine, where she immersed herself in the local language and folklore. Her collection Narodni opovidannia (1857) depicts serf life with regional dialects, praised by Taras Shevchenko and Ivan Franko. Her novella Instytutka (1859) is an important anti-serfdom work. She lived abroad from 1859 to 1867, then in Saint Petersburg, where she wrote for Russian journals and translated over fifteen Jules Verne novels. Her children's story Marusia (1871) won the Montyon Prize from the Académie Française.
* 1833-12-10 — † 1907-07-28
Major works
- Narodni opovidannia (1857)short story collection
- Instytutka (1859)novel
- Marusia (1871)children's story
Key milestones
- 1851Marries ethnographer Opanas Markovych and moves to Ukraine.
- 1859Her novella Instytutka is published; she begins a period abroad.
- 1879Receives the Montyon Prize from the Académie Française for Marusia.
Themes
serf lifewomen's emancipationsocial realismUkrainian folklorenational identity
Sources: encyclopediaofukraine.com · artsandculture.google.com