European Union Prize for Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (2022) Special Award
Yevhenia Kuznietsova
イェフヘニヤ・クズニェツォワ
Yevhenia Kuznietsova
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1987-06-30 （Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine）
- Nationality
- Ukrainian
- Languages
- Ukrainian, English, Spanish
- Residence History
- Khomutyntsi (village), Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine → Vinnytsia, Ukraine → Koblenz, Germany → Spain
Career
- Occupations
- author, researcher, journalist, translator, consultant
- Active Years
- 2007-
- Affiliations
- Kyiv School of Economics (research/projects), United Nations (consultant), Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE, consultant)
- Influenced By
- Gabriel García Márquez, Salman Rushdie
- Nominations
- Ask Miechka shortlisted for BBC Book of the Year 2021, Mova-mech shortlisted for EU Prize for Literature and BBC News Ukraine Book of the Year
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Institute of International Relations | Institute of International Relations | Department of International Relations | Bachelor | 2003–2007 | Ukraine |
| Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Institute of International Relations | Master's program in International Information | International Information | Master | 2007–2009 | Ukraine |
| University of Deusto | PhD in International and Intercultural Studies | International and Intercultural Studies | PhD | 2012–2015 | Spain |
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Institute of International Relations
Institute of International Relations
/ Department of International Relations
Degree:
Bachelor
Period:
2003–2007
Year of Graduation:
2007
Country:
Ukraine
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Institute of International Relations
Master's program in International Information
/ International Information
Degree:
Master
Period:
2007–2009
Year of Graduation:
2009
Country:
Ukraine
University of Deusto
PhD in International and Intercultural Studies
/ International and Intercultural Studies
Degree:
PhD
Period:
2012–2015
Year of Graduation:
2015
Country:
Spain
Doctoral dissertation on magical realism and teaching postcolonial studies
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | BBC Book of the Year (Ukraine) | Dрабина (Ladder) | — | BBC (BBC News Ukraine) | winner |
| 2021 | BBC Book of the Year | Ask Miechka | — | BBC | shortlisted |
| 2023 | EU Prize for Literature (shortlisted) | Mova-mech: How the Soviet Empire Spoke (Language as a Sword) | — | EU Prize for Literature | shortlisted |
BBC Book of the Year (Ukraine)
2023
Work:
Dрабина (Ladder)
Organization:
BBC (BBC News Ukraine)
Result:
winner
BBC Book of the Year
2021
Work:
Ask Miechka
Organization:
BBC
Result:
shortlisted
EU Prize for Literature (shortlisted)
2023
Work:
Mova-mech: How the Soviet Empire Spoke (Language as a Sword)
Organization:
EU Prize for Literature
Result:
shortlisted
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Cook in Sorrow
2020 culinary essays / humorA humorous culinary book about Ukrainian eating habits, produced with the work of many illustrators and photographers.
food cultureeveryday observationhumor
Ask Miechka
2021 magical realism / fictionA work of magical realism drawing on village life and everyday details to explore relationships and memory.
memoryhomefamily
Dрабина (Ladder)
2023 fictionA multilayered novel portraying facets of Ukrainian society with a mix of critical perspective and poetic description.
societymovementmemory
Mova-mech: How the Soviet Empire Spoke (Language as a Sword)
2023 non-fiction / language policy & social historyA popular-science style study of Soviet-era language policy, examining how language was used as an instrument of power.
language policypowerhistory
Bibliography
- Cook in Sorrow (2020)
- Ask Miechka (2021)
- Dрабина (Ladder) (2023)
- Mova-mech: How the Soviet Empire Spoke (2023)
- A Brief History of the Ukrainian Borscht (year unknown)
- Whole Sheep (2025)
Translations by Author
- Translation of 'Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln' by Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Translation of 'The Death of Expertise' by Thomas Nichols
- Translations of 'Kiss in Paris' and 'Kiss in New York' by Catherine Rider
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- magical realism–based narrationjournalistic clarityessayistic passages with academic analysis
- Recurring Motifs
- memory and homelanguage and identityfood and everyday culture
Legacy
A noted young Ukrainian writer and scholar whose cross-disciplinary work in journalism, academia and fiction has earned shortlistings for major literary prizes and recognition from BBC Ukraine.
Academic Societies
- Kyiv School of Economics (affiliated)
In Popular Culture
- Runs a YouTube channel based on her book materials (explanations on language policy)
Quotes
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"Seeing the artistic in the non-artistic everyday life — that I get from my grandmother."
Source: Interview (summary based on Wikipedia) (2021)
Trivia
- Has a son and a daughter named Solomiya
- Earned a PhD from the University of Deusto
- Worked as a staff writer for the Kyiv Post
- Collaborated with some 30 illustrators and photographers on her culinary book