Andriy Kurkov

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:activeYears 1990-present
gptkbp:adaptedInto film
theatre
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Shevchenko_National_Prize
gptkb:Ukrainian_State_Prize_for_Literature
gptkbp:birthDate April 23, 1961
gptkbp:birthPlace Leningrad,_Soviet_Union
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contribution social critique
cultural commentary
Ukrainian_literature
gptkbp:education gptkb:Kyiv_National_University_of_Culture_and_Arts
gptkbp:famousFor satirical style
dark humor
unique narrative voice
gptkbp:genre satire
drama
fiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Andriy Kurkov
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Franz_Kafka
gptkb:Mikhail_Bulgakov
gptkb:Gabriel_García_Márquez
gptkbp:involvedIn cultural events
journalism
translation
literary festivals
gptkbp:language Ukrainian
gptkbp:nationality Ukrainian
gptkbp:notableFeature existentialism
absurdism
post-Soviet_society
gptkbp:notableWork Death and the Penguin
Penguin Lost
gptkbp:occupation novelist
gptkbp:residence Kyiv,_Ukraine
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Olga_Kurkova
gptkbp:translatedInto gptkb:Spanish
English
French
German
Italian
gptkbp:website andriykurkov.com
gptkbp:works short stories
screenplays
over 20 novels