Valerian Pidmohylny (1901–1937)

Pidmohylny, a member of the literary group "The Link," wrote short stories and novels on existentialist themes. His last novel, A Little Touch of Drama, published in 1930, shows the influence of French writers such as Guy de Maupassant. In his earlier works he experimented with impressionistic afficher plus psychological stories and with literary expressionism. Although he was not politically involved, he was arrested and eventually perished in a concentration camp. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins