Many people know such a writer as Kir Bulychev and his stories about Alice Selezneva - a girl living in Moscow at the end of this century. Based on the works of the âgirl from the futureâ several cartoons were created.
On February 12, 2009 the premiere of the animated film âAliceâs Birthdayâ took place, the script of which was based on the eponymous story by Bulychev. According to the plot, Alice Selezneva goes on an expedition to the planet Koleida.
One of the cartoon writers was science fiction writer Andrei Salomatov. Books for children belonging to his authorship are popular with readers.
Biography. early years
The future writer, whose full name is Andrei Vasilievich Salomatov, was born on March 1, 1953 in Russia, Moscow.
From childhood, Andrei Salomatov was fond of literature, loved to read adventure novels. Like all children, he often presented himself as the heroes of his favorite books, dreaming, like them, to go on some fascinating journey.
After graduating from school, Andrei Salomatov entered the Moscow Geological Prospecting Institute (currently the Russian State Geological Prospecting Institute), but did not finish his graduation. After some time, he began studying at the Moscow Art College in memory of 1905 at the faculty of easel painting, this time he managed to get a diploma of higher education.
Andrei Salomatov did not immediately become a writer. During his life, he changed many different occupations, having managed to work at a logging site, in a theater and at several publishing houses.
Writer career
Andrei Salomatov made his debut in the literary field in the early 1980s, when he was about 30 years old. The first published work was a story entitled âCatch, fish, big and small,â published in one of the Soviet magazines. The story did not contain any fantastic elements, and Salomatov only had to become famous as a science fiction writer.
The first of Andrei Salomatovâs books was published in 1994. The story "Our Extraordinary Gosh" was positioned as a work for children.
Fantastic stories were discovered in the mid-1990s. Andrei Salomatov created them in a completely different style: âThe Feast of Conceptionâ, âCocaine Gardenâ, âGolemiadâ. It is not surprising that readers learned about these works so late (and they were written back in the 80s), because in Soviet times they would simply not have been allowed to publish because of censorship.
Special attention deserves the story "Girl in White with a Huge Dog", written in the genre of horror with elements of black humor.
The work of Andrei Salomatov. Books for children
Salomatovâs first published book, âOur Extraordinary Goshâ, tells of a funny home robot named Gosh, which constantly gets into various stories.
The protagonists of the story âCicero - Thunderstorm of Thymiukâ are Alyoshaâs boy and his best friend, a robot named Cicero. Once Alyosha is abducted by the inhabitants of the distant planet Timiuk. Cicero is doing everything to free his friend from the captivity of aliens.
This book is the first part of a cycle dedicated to the adventures of Alyosha and Cicero. After some time, a sequel came out - the story "Gods of the Green Planet". Heroes already familiar to young readers go on a trip to the planet Fedul, where dinosaurs still live.
One of the next books in the series is Crazy Village. This time, Alyosha and his robot friend are not on an unknown planet, but in the suburbs. The company they are indigenous from the planet Timiuk.
Works for adult readers
One of the writer's most famous works is the novel Kandinsky Syndrome, for which Salomat was awarded the Banner magazine prize.
The main character of Kandinsky Syndrome is Anton. His wife left him and left for Gagra, where Anton went after her. Here he becomes a participant in various adventures and finds himself in the center of mystical events. For example, one day he accidentally meets an old woman who takes Anton for her long-dead husband - supposedly on that day he should have returned to her in a new guise. This happens all too often to be just a coincidence. However, in reality, everything turns out to be much simpler ...
Salomatovâs surreal story âA Girl in White with a Huge Dogâ tells how two friends - Zuev and Shuvalov - decided to go into a bout. The work covers a 5-day period and describes all the hallucinations, crazy ideas and solutions, adventures that happen to Zuev and Shuvalov during their spree.
Reader Reviews
Most of the reviews on the stories of Andrei Salomatov, especially on his works for children, are positive. Readers note a fascinating story, colorful characters, unobtrusive humor - all this will surely appeal to young readers.
Salomatovâs books aimed at a more mature audience are also appreciated. The easy manner of narration in the writer's works is combined with philosophical reasoning, striking in its depth. Many of Salomatovâs short stories are written in the genre of everyday surrealism - the writer is trying to show how paradoxical and absurd the seemingly usual things and phenomena are.
Writer Awards
Andrey Salomatov is a laureate of about a dozen different literary awards and prizes. In 2009, he was awarded the Efremov Literary Prize for fantastic works for children.
The writer was twice awarded the âWandererâ award - in 1999 and 2000. Salomatov also won the award âNoonâ, âBronze snailâ, âRosConâ, âMarble Faunâ. In total, he was nominated for more than 30 awards.