Literature is, first and foremost, art. An artist creates his masterpieces with brushes and paints, a musician plays notes, a sculptor cuts a stone ... The instrument of the writer and poet is the word. Usual is the same that we all use constantly, communicating with each other, transmitting this or that information.
But for the word to truly become an instrument of art, it must be in the skillful hands of the creator. Such, of course, we consider the classics of world literature: Victor Hugo, George Gordon Byron, Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin ... But besides the great ones there are writers worthy of our readers' attention, our contemporaries, whose books we often throw some kind of contempt towards .
But even among the writers of our century there are many talented people whose works you read with great pleasure. So, maybe you should take a closer look at them and find an hour or two to study modern literature? We suggest starting with the Russian writer of our time, Elena Khayetskaya.
Writer Biography and Personal Life
She is known by various names. Her pseudonyms include Madeleine Simons and Vladimir Lensky, Elena Tolstaya and Yaroslav Khabarov, Daria Ivolgina and Douglas Brian. And Elena Khaetskaya was born with an interesting, poetic surname Agranat. It happened in St. Petersburg, then Leningrad, in 1963. Elena studied at the University of Leningrad, successfully graduated from the Faculty of Journalism (for several years she worked in her specialty). In the year of graduation (1986), she married Vyacheslav Khayetskiy. Unfortunately, they did not live long - in 1993, the husband died tragically. From the husband in her arms, the woman left five-year-old son Vladimir.
Four years after the death of her first husband - in 1997 - Elena Khayetskaya decided on a second marriage. This time, her chosen one was a man from literary circles, Taras Vitkovsky, who later became a co-author of the writer. In addition to general books, the couple also has a joint child - the daughter of Aglaya.
To this day, Elena continues to write, her original books and translations fell in love with the Russian reader. Khayetskaya's works found their niche in Russian modern literature.
Awards
The best confirmation of recognition is, of course, the large circulation, which is published by the books of Elena Khaetskaya. However, the writer can boast not only that, because she is the winner of many popular literary awards. Among the author's awards include such as "Bronze snail", "Filigree", "Sword of Rumata" and many others.
Debut
The biography of Elena Khaetskaya began in 1993. It was then that her first book, Sword and Rainbow, was published. This novel was published in a series of books by foreign authors, and therefore the writer was forced to replace her name with the pseudonym Madeline Simons. "Sword and Rainbow" by Elena Khayetskaya was warmly received by readers, immediately gained popularity. This is a fantasy book about the adventures of the young hero Helot from Languedoc, who is diligently trying to become a real knight. A lot of adventures fall on his lot: in the course of the plot, he finds true friends, fights evil forces, meets his first love.
The work is written in a simple, understandable language, even the words invented by the author do not cause complications, indicating the realities of the fantasy world in which the action of the novel unfolds. In addition, the text is full of dialogs, vivid events, interesting characters, so that it will be easy to read a work even for a school-age child. Later, Elena wrote several more works in the fantasy genre.
Ten years later
By the way, in 2004 the second part of the novel was released - the work "Haldor from the Bright City". Unfortunately, due to a long break in the publication of books, it is difficult to perceive it as a continuation of “Sword and Rainbow”. Fans of the first part of the dilogy grew, their priorities and preferences in the literature could change. Perhaps for this reason, Haldor of the Bright City did not become as popular as the first book in this series. However, if you read both parts one after the other, then an integral picture of the adventures of the protagonist in his special world is built.
Books
Elena Vladimirovna Khaetskaya writes for all ages. In her creative luggage there are fantastic books, for example, the novel “Sword and Rainbow”, which we have already talked about, a series of stories “Isangard and Coda”, which tell about the adventures of a person and a sand creature (in these stories, a combination of plots and motifs from mythologies of different peoples). Such books are especially attractive for children and adolescents who like to plunge into fictional worlds, transported into non-existent reality. Eventfulness, adventure beginning, colorful images - all this will allow you to relax while reading, relax and just have fun.
About serious ...
Khaetskaya writes historical works, where there is no place for science fiction, but there are important remarks and reasoning. One must think over such works, analyze every detail. To an unprepared reader, they, of course, will also be interesting, but he will not find in them the depth that the author laid in them. So, in the series “Warsaw and a Woman”, the first story of the same name was published in 2005, Elena Khayetskaya discovers not only a subtle psychologist, but also an attentive historian, because events unfold against the backdrop of German occupation during the First World War - to lure and nothing can be glossed over here, otherwise a lie will come out, which the reader will immediately figure out.
The writer also refers to more ancient historical eras. So, her famous novel "Kingdom of Heaven" is dedicated to the times of the Crusades, the wars between different orders "for a just cause."
... and not so
In contrast to serious prose, Elena Khayetskaya has a series of short stories "Little absurd prose." It contains very playful little tales, more essays and sketches on extraordinary topics. From one of them you will find out what your portfolio is thinking about, having read the other, you will witness a real riot of sandwiches.
Thus, each of the readers can find among the works of Elena Khaetskaya that he likes.