Volodymyr Vakulenko is remembered for writing that changed what came after it.
The record lists Volodymyr Vakulenko as Ukrainian writer (1972–2022).
Volodymyr Vakulenko was born at Kapytolivka in 1972. His recorded nationality is Ukraine.
Contemporary publishing is global and fast, with translation, festivals and prizes doing much of the work that critics once did.
He worked as author, children's writer and translator.
His work is classed as children's literature, prose and translation.
Reputation in letters is unusually volatile: writers are forgotten for a generation and then recovered by one.
The honours record reads: Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class (2024).
That the work was written from Ukraine matters: language, censorship and the reach of a publishing industry decide which books travel and which stay local.
Volodymyr Vakulenko died in 2022, aged 50. The books remain, which is the only durable form a writing life takes.
Achievements
- Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class — 2024
- Genres: children's literature, prose and translation
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