Valery Smirnov is a Ukrainian prose writer from Odessa. Most of the works he wrote are detective novels. However, in addition to this, the author often publishes humorous stories and journalistic books on fishing. In total, more than 50 works came from the pen of the Odessa master.
Short biography of the writer
Smirnov Valery Pavlovich was born on July 4, 1956 in glorious Odessa. In early childhood, he joined the books, which subsequently determined his future fate. He began to write his first stories during his studies at the institute.
However, as a writer, Valery Smirnov became famous in 1991. It was then that he published his first book, entitled "Alien Autumn." The main character of the detective novel was an ambitious guy from Odessa, who managed to overcome all the difficulties of life and make his way from the bottom to the place of the leader of a large mafia organization. This work appealed to the public, and the debut novel grew into a trilogy.
Among all his writings, the following books were most successful:
- “Music played on Moldavanka”;
- "Coffin from Odessa";
- “License to kill”;
- Shadow of the Berserker;
- "The Devil's Claw."
In 1997, Valery Smirnov won the Green Wave international literary contest. Then the jury recognized him as the most read writer in Ukraine. And it was a well-deserved title, since his detectives at that time diverged in hundreds of thousands of copies.
Another curious fact is that Valery Smirnov throughout his entire writing career collaborated with only one publication. Despite the generous offers of his competitors, he worked until the very last with the Polygraph Printing House.
Odessa connoisseur
At home, Valery Smirnov is considered a great connoisseur of the Odessa spoken language. That is why many heroes of the writer’s novels speak the famous Odessa jargon, which gives them a special charm. In addition, the author has published a series of books on the structure and characteristics of the native language. Among them, the most popular are:
- “Taki and the Great Semi-Explanatory Dictionary of the Odessa Language” (2005);
- “Odessa language” (2008);
- "Odessa is still working!" (2008 year).
Humor in the life of a writer
Valery Smirnov, like most Odessa citizens, is a true connoisseur of humor. Therefore, he collects jokes and jokes, and then publishes them in collections. In fairness, we note that in the arsenal of the author are not only other people's works, but also their own. Moreover, he is the creator of several comedy stories very popular in Odessa.
- “Look at Duke from the hatch”;
- “Like on Deribasovskaya corner of Rishelievskaya”;
- "Picture".
Valery Smirnov: books on your favorite hobby
All friends of the writer unanimously declare that the author’s greatest passion (after books, of course) is fishing. Over his 60 years, he managed to study all the habits of local fish, which subsequently turned him into one of the best experts in this field. In order to share his experience with others, he wrote several books on his favorite hobby.
Among them, the most famous are “Magic Mormyshka”, “Components of Success” and “Formula of the Bite”.