Snyadanko Natalka
Ukrainian writer, translator from the German and Polish languages, publicist. Born in Lviv.
Studied at Lviv National University (Ukrainian philology), University of Freiburg (Slavic studies, polonistics), Warsaw University (translation workshop). Worked as a coordinator of the Research Center of the Ancient Tradition of Eastern and East-Central Europe; was the member of the editorial board of Polish-German-Ukrainian literary magazine "RADAR"; worked as a journalist and editor in several Ukrainian newspapers and magazines.
Publications in: "du", NZZ (Sweden); "Die Welt", "Süddeutsche Zeitung", "Deutsche Welle" (Germany), "New York Times", "The Guardian" (USA); "Gazeta Wyborcza", "Tygodnik Powszechny", "Nowa Europa Wschodnia" (Polnad). Since 2001 has been writing prose. Author of 9 books, among them — 7 novels translated and published in 11 countries. Participant of numerous Ukrainian and international literary festivals. Winner of the Joseph Conrad Prize, the translation award from the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture in Vienna (for translating "Die Klavierspielerin" by Elfriede Jelinek); the finalist of the Polish literary prize "Angelus" etc. Won scholarships from Berlin Academy of Arts, Berlin Literary Colloquium, Robert Bosch Foundation, Polish Ministry of Culture, Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna, Austrian foundation "Kultur Kontakt", and others.
Bibliography
Participation in research projects:
- Research project at the Shevchenko Institute of NASU – National Socio-Humanitarian Environment: Culture and Crisis Consciousness – implemented within target complex research program of NAS of Ukraine titled Forecasts and Models of Social and Sociocultural Transformation of Ukrainian society in the first quarter of the XXI Century (2012).
- Research project – Political Cooperation Field between Authorities, Public and Citizen in Contemporary Ukraine: Institutional Mechanisms, Motives, Interests – within the Competition of Research Projects of NASU Institutions in Socio-Humanitarian Sphere (2013).
- Research project – Sociocultural Factors of Cooperation Development between the State and Civil Society – implemented within target complex NASU research program titled Modernization of Sociocultural Sphere in Europe and Ukraine (2013-2015).
- Research project – Peace Strategy as Defining Principle of Self-identification of Ukrainian Society – implemented within target complex NASU research program titled Modernization of Sociocultural Sphere in Europe and Ukraine (2015-2016).
Other:
Academic and methodological works (over 100 publications).
Member of the specialized academic council К26.133.03 for defending PhD dissertation in Philology for majors: 10.01.01 – Ukrainian Literature, 10.01.06 – Theory of Literature. (2010-2014).
Member of the editorial staff of specialized journals of the Higher Education Commission: Literary Process: Methodology, Names, Tendencies: A collection of academic works (in philology) and electronic journal Synopsis: Text, Context, Media.
Edited editions:
- R. Korohodskyi. Gate of Light: Sixtiers / [Edited by М. Kotsiubynska, N. Kucher, О. Sinchenko; author’s introduction: М. Kotsiubynska]. – Lviv: Ukrainian Catholic University Press, 2009. – 655 p.
- Y. Sverstiuk. Gogol and the Ukrainian Night / [Edited by Oleksiy Sinchenko]. – Second augmented edition. – Кyiv: Clio Publishing House, 2013. – 328 p.
- Y. Sverstiuk. Shevchenko beyond Time: Essays / Third augmented edition / Edited by Oleksiy Sinchenko. – Кyiv: Clio Publishing House, 2015. – 344 p.
- Y. Sverstiuk. On Dignity’s Field. In two volumes. – Vol. 1: Is It Really Me? / Foreword and edited by Oleksiy Sinchenko. Кyiv: Clio Publishing House, 2015. – 365 p.
- R. Korohodskyi. To the Door of Light. Portraits / Edited, author’s afterword and footnotes by О. Sinchenko. – Кyiv: Dukh i Litera, 2016. – 432 p. (Cultural Figures series).
Selected publications
Handbook:
- Communication Strategies in Theory of Literature: Author, Text, Reader / Handbook. – Кyiv: Lohos, 2015. – 170 p.
Collective research:
- Government, Society, Citizen: Interaction Problems in Contemporary Ukraine: An analytical report / ed. O.M. Maiboroda. – Кyiv: Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnonational Research of NASU, 2013. – 64 p.
- Ukrainian Culture: Evolution of Crisis Consciousness / A collective monograph. – Ternopil: Dzhura, 2013. – 337 p.
Articles:
- Basics of Public Formative Function of the XIX Century Literature: I. Nechui-Levytskyi and B. Hrinchenko // Ivan Nechui-Levytskyi: Personality and Works: A collection of materials from Ukrainian Academic Conference. – Cherkasy: Chabanenko Publishing House, 2008. – P. 200-209.
- Transformation of Proletarian Literature under Social Realism // Ideological and Aesthetic Social Realism Strategies: №1. executive editor Valentyna Kharkun. – Кyiv: Shevchenk Institute of Literature of NASU, 2010. – 297p. – P.77-89. – Mode of access: http://elibrary.kubg.edu.ua/2016/
- Contemporary Perception of the Program and Art Practices of Ukrainian Literary Group of the 1920-30s. New Generation // Works of Russian School of Anthropology: №7. – Мoscow: Russian State Humanitarian University, 2010. – 442 p. – P. 189-200.
- Kitsch as the Pillar Factor of the National Narrative // Ukrainian Art Studies: Materials, Research, Reviews. Collection of Academic Writings. №10. Editor-in-chief H. Skrypnyk; National Academy of Sciences, Rylskyi Institute of Art Studies. – Кyiv, 2010. – 258 p. – P. 244-250.
