Vayner Brothers Explained

The Vayner Brothers (Russian: Братья Вайнеры^[1]), (1931-2005) and) (1938-2009), were popular Soviet mystery fiction writers of Russian Jewish descent. Together they authored some 150 books and 22 screenplays.^[2]

Both have been awarded with the Order of the Badge of Honour (March 1988) and they individually have other awards.

Novels

• Clock For Mr. Kelly (Часы для мистера Келли, 1967)
• I, the Investigator... (Я, следователь…, 1968)
• Walking By Touch At Noon or The Right to Walk on the Earth (Ощупью в полдень or Право ходить по земле, 1969)
• Two Among the People (Двое среди людей, 1969)
• Vertical Race (Гонки по вертикали, 1971)
• Visit to Minotaur (Визит к Минотавру, 1972)
• Age of Mercy (Эра милосердия, 1976)
• Medicine Against Fear (Лекарство для Несмеяны or Лекарство против страха, 1978)
• I'm On Duty in the City (Город принял!, 1978)
• The Victims Have No Claims or Drive Around of Downed Cats And Dogs On the Road (Потерпевшие претензий не имеют or Объезжайте на дорогах сбитых кошек и собак, 1986)

Filmography (screenplays)

• I, the Investigator... (1971)
• Night Visit (Ночной визит, 1974, first adaptation of Visit to Minotaur)
• Poverty Certificate (Свидетельство о бедности, 1977, adaptation of Clock For Mr. Kelly)
• Medicine Against Fear (1978)
• The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed (Место встречи изменить нельзя, 1979, adaptation of Age of Mercy)
• I'm On Duty in the City (1979)
• Vertical Race (1983)
• The Victims Have No Claims (1986)
• Visit to Minotaur (1987)
• Entrance to the Labyrinth (Вход в лабиринт, 1989, second adaptation of Medicine Against Fear)

See also

• Satan, a 1991 film based on the novel Nonhuman by Arkadi Vayner, but the director failed to reach an agreement with Vayners, and he wrote a new screenplay loosely based on the central idea of Vayners' novel

Notes and References

1. Note: "Вайнер" is the Russian-language transcription of the surname Weiner.
2. http://www.newsru.co.il/rest/14jun2009/vainer702.html "Он мечтал написать "Полет пингвина". Русский писатель Георгий Вайнер похоронен в США