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| Author | Andrey Kurkov |
|---|---|
| Original title | Серые пчелы |
| Translator | Boris Dralyuk |
| Language | Russian |
| Publisher | MacLehose Press (UK) |
| Publication date | 2018 |
| Publication place | Ukraine |
Published in English | May 14, 2020 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 304 |
| ISBN | 978-0857059345 |
Grey Bees (Ukrainian: Сірі бджоли; Russian: Серые пчёлы) is a 2018 novel by Ukrainian author Andrey Kurkov.
It was translated by Boris Dralyuk and published in English in 2020 (by MacLehose Press, UK) and in 2022 (by Deep Vellum, USA), winning the inaugural Gregg Barrios Book in Translation Prize from the National Book Critics Circle.[1] It was also translated into French by Paul Lequesne as Les Abeilles grises, which won the 2022 Prix Médicis étranger.[2]
This novel has "elements of both the fable and the epic",[3] and it dramatises the conflict in Ukraine through the adventures of a beekeeper.[4]
In 2024, the novel was adapted as a feature film by Ukrainian director Dmytro Moysieiev. The film won several awards in Ukraine.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Varno, David (March 24, 2023). "Announcing the 2022 NBCC Award Winners". National Book Critics Circle.
- ↑ Lépine, Elise (8 November 2022). "Prix Médicis étranger – Andreï Kourkov récompensé pour Les Abeilles grises". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ↑ Blacker, Uilleam (5 February 2021). "Apiculture". TLS. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ↑ Grey Bees. Hachette. 11 May 2020. ISBN 9780857059369.
- ↑ "The winners of 2024". Odesa International Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-10-26.
- ↑ Amru, Oleksandra (2024-10-18). "The National Award of Film Critics 'Kinokolo' has declared the winners of 2024". Бабель. Retrieved 2025-10-26.
External links
[edit]- PBS NewsHour interview with Andrey Kurkov (April 11, 2022)
- New York Times Review
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