Emma Andijewska facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Emma Andijewska Емма Андієвська
Emma Andijewska (February 7, 2009)
Born	(1931-03-19) March 19, 1931 (age 94) Stalino, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Donetsk, Ukraine)
Occupation	Poet, novelist, painter, radio journalist
Alma mater	Ukrainian Free University
Genre	Ukrainian literature
Literary movement	surrealism
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Emma Andijewska (Ukrainian: Е́мма Іванівна Андіє́вська, romanized: Emma Ivanivna Andiievska; born March 19, 1931) is a talented Ukrainian-born German modern poet, writer, and painter. Her creative works often show a surrealist style. This means they mix real things with dream-like or imaginary ideas. Some of Emma Andijewska's writings have been translated into English and German. She lives and works in Munich, Germany. She is also a member of several important groups for writers and artists. These include the National Writers' Union of Ukraine and the Ukrainian PEN Club.

Biography

Emma Andijewska was born on March 19, 1931, in Donetsk, which is now in Ukraine. Her father was a scientist who invented things, and her mother studied farming. Emma didn't go to school very often because she was sick a lot. Because of her health, she mostly learned things by herself.

Her family moved to Vyshhorod in 1937, and then to Kyiv in 1939. Sadly, Emma's father was killed by the Soviet authorities. They didn't want him to share his inventions with others.

Because of this, Emma, her mother, and her siblings had to leave for Germany in 1943. They lived in different cities in Germany. In Berlin, Emma was very ill with a bone disease. She had to stay in a plaster cast for three years. In late 1949, her family moved to Mittenwald, and later to Munich.

In 1957, Emma Andijewska finished her studies at the Ukrainian Free University in Munich. She studied philosophy and languages. In 1957, her whole family moved to New York in the United States. She became a United States citizen in 1962. In 1959, she married Ivan Koshelivets, a Ukrainian writer and critic. They were together for forty years.

From 1955 to 1995, Emma worked at Radio Liberty in Munich. She was an announcer, wrote scripts, and was an editor for the Ukrainian section. Today, she still lives and works in Munich.

Style

Emma Andijewska is often linked to the New York group of Ukrainian writers who lived outside Ukraine. Their work focused on art and beauty, not on politics. Emma Andijewska's poems and stories are often called surrealist. This means they explore ideas from the subconscious mind, like dreams and hidden thoughts.

Spirituality and mystery are also very important in her writing. Her way of seeing the world is a bit like the ideas found in Buddhism. Her works are deep and can make readers think a lot.

Awards

Emma Andijewska has received many awards for her amazing work:

• Antonovych prize (1983)
• Order for Intellectual Courage (2002)
• International literary prize "Triumph" (2003)
• Hlodoskyi skarb (2009)
• Shevchenko National Prize (2018)

Literary works

Works translated to English

• A Novel about a Good Person. Translated by Olha Rudakevych; with an introduction by Marko Robert Stech. Edmonton; Toronto: CIUS Press, 2017. ISBN: 9781894865494
• Herstories: An Anthology Of New Ukrainian Women Prose Writers. Compiled by Michael M. Naydan. Glagoslav 2014. ISBN: 9781909156012
• Jalapita by Emma Andijewska (Roman Ivashkiv)
• Emma Andijewska, The Melon Patch
• "Bying a Demon", from The Journey
• Emma Andijewska, Tale about the Vampireling Who Fed on Human Will
• Emma Andijewska, Tale about the Man Who Knew Doubt