Natan Rybak Explained

Natan Samiilovych Rybak (; 3 January 1913 – 11 September 1978) was a Ukrainian and Soviet poet and writer of Jewish origin.^{[1] [2]} Rybak published 3 collections of poetry in the 1930s.^[2] He published around 20 collections of short stories mostly in the 1930s and 1940s.^[2] He is best known for his novels.^[2] He was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1950 for volume 1 of the novel Pereiaslavs’ka rada.^[2] The novel Pomylka Onore de Bal’zaka was filmed in 1969.^[2]

Bibliography

The bibliography is a selection from Encyclopedia of Ukraine.^[2]

• Harmaty zherlamy na skhid (1934) (in English Cannons with Muzzles Facing East)
• Kyïv (1936)
• Dnipro (2 volumes, 1937–8)
• Pomylka Onore de Bal’zaka (1940) (in English The Mistake of Honoré de Balzac filmed in 1969)
• Zbroia z namy (1943) (in English The Weapons Are with Us)
• Pereiaslavs’ka rada (volume 1 in 1948, was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1950 and volume 2 in 1953) (in English The Pereiaslav Council)
• Trilogien Chas spodivan’ i zvershen’ (1960) (in English A Time of Expectations and Achievements)
• Soldaty bez mundyriv (1966) (in English Soldiers without Uniforms)
• Collections of his works was published in 5 volumes in 1963–4 og 1981.

References

1. Book: 1972 . Aschehougs konversasjonsleksikon . 8203061591 . Oslo . Aschehoug . column 336. Norwegian.
2. Encyclopedia: Rybak, Natan. Roman Senkus. Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies. This article originally appeared in the Encyclopedia of Ukraine, vol. 4 (1993).. 15 November 2001. 12 March 2016.