Dmitry Glukhovsky facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Dmitry Glukhovsky
|
|
|---|---|
Glukhovsky in 2018
|
|
| Native name |
Дмитрий Алексеевич Глуховский
|
| Born | Dmitry Alekseyevich Glukhovsky 12 June 1979 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Occupation | Author |
| Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| Genre | Science fiction, magic realism, dystopian, post-apocalyptic |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Notable works | Metro 2033, Metro 2034, Metro 2035 |
| Signature | |
 |
|
Dmitry Alekseyevich Glukhovsky (Russian: Дми́трий Алексе́евич Глухо́вский, born on June 12, 1979) is a Russian author. He is most famous for his science fiction novel Metro 2033 and the books that followed it. Before becoming a full-time writer, Dmitry Glukhovsky worked as a journalist for news channels like Euronews and RT. He has lived in different countries, including Israel, Germany, and France, in addition to his hometown of Moscow. He currently lives outside Russia.
Contents
About Dmitry Glukhovsky
Early Life and Education
Dmitry Glukhovsky was born and grew up in Moscow, Russia. His father, Alexei, worked as an editor for a TV and radio agency in the Soviet Union. His mother, Larisa, was a photo editor for the TASS news agency.
Dmitry went to school in the Arbat District of Moscow. When he was 15, he already knew he wanted to be a writer. It was around this time that he thought of the idea for his famous book, Metro 2033. This book is about a world after a big disaster.
At 17, he moved from Russia to Israel to study. He lived there for four and a half years. During this time, he learned to speak Hebrew. He also earned a university degree in Journalism and International Relations from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He studied in Hebrew, just like students who grew up speaking the language. He once said that this experience made him feel like an Israeli.
Family Life
Dmitry Glukhovsky was married to Elena Glukhovskaya, who is a producer. They met while they were both working at Russia Today. They have two children together. Dmitry and Elena divorced in 2020.
Career as a Writer
Dmitry Glukhovsky started writing Metro 2033 when he was 18 years old. He first put the book on his website in 2002. He let everyone read it for free as an interesting experiment. The book was later printed in 2005.
Metro 2033 and its follow-up books became a huge success. They led to a series of popular video games. Glukhovsky worked with a Ukrainian game company called 4A Games to create the Metro 2033 video game. The game's story is based on his novel.
For the game Metro: Last Light, the developers decided not to use his novel Metro 2034 as the main story. However, Glukhovsky still helped write the story and conversations for the game. He later wrote an expanded version of the game's story as a novel called Metro 2035.
Career as a Journalist
From 2002 to 2007, Dmitry Glukhovsky worked for Euronews, a news platform in France. After that, he returned to Russia and worked for Russia Today (RT).
During his time as a journalist, he traveled to many places around the world. He reported from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, which is a space launch site. He also visited the area around the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. He even went to the North Pole. He covered important events, like the 2006 Lebanon War. He also worked with other news organizations, such as the German radio station Deutsche Welle and the British TV channel Sky News. From 2007 to 2009, he worked at Radio Mayak.
Books by Dmitry Glukhovsky
Dmitry Glukhovsky has written many books. Here are some of his notable works:
| Name | About the Book |
|---|---|
| Night | |
| Animal Tales | |
| Metro 2033 | This is a science fiction novel from 2002. It tells the story of people who survived a nuclear disaster. They live in the Moscow metro system underground. This book led to the popular Metro video game series. |
| Infinita Tristessa | |
| The End of the Road | |
| Dusk | Published in 2007, Dusk is a mysterious story. A translator named Dmitry gets pages from an old Spanish book to translate. He finds out it's a journal from a 16th-century journey by explorers called Conquistadors. As Dmitry reads more, the story starts to affect his own life. Glukhovsky also published this book chapter by chapter on his blog. |
| Metro 2034 | This book followed Metro 2033 in 2009. It was also available for free online. |
| Tales About the Motherland | These are stories that describe life in modern Russia in a funny and exaggerated way. |
| Futu.re | This is a dystopian novel published in 2013. It is set in Europe in the 25th century. In this future, people have found a way to stop aging. To prevent too many people from living, if a couple wants to have a child, one parent must give up their immortality. The story follows a young man who works to make sure people follow this rule. |
| The Gospel According to Artyom | This is a short comic book story. It takes place between the Metro 2033 and Metro 2035 novels. Glukhovsky is credited for the story idea. |
| Metro 2035 | |
| The Outpost | |
| Text | This book, published in 2017, is different from his usual science fiction. It is a realistic novel. It won an award for Best Screenplay in 2020 when it was made into a film. |
| Three Astronauts | |
| Swamp | |
| Post | |
| Metro Exodus | This book is a novel version of the Metro Exodus video game. |
| Shooting Star |
Film and TV Work
Dmitry Glukhovsky has also worked on films and TV shows based on his stories.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Текст | Screenwriter, Adaptation | This was a film. |
| 2020 | Sulfur | Screenwriter, Adaptation | This was a short film. |
| Топи | Screenwriter | This was a TV series. | |
| Canceled | Metro 2033 | Screenwriter, Adaptation, Creative Producer | This was planned as a film. |
See also
In Spanish: Dmitri Glujovski para niños
