Montigomo - Hawk Claw
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Montigomo - Hawk Claw
14.99 €
Vitaly Georgievich Gubarev (1912–1981) was a Soviet children's writer, journalist, and playwright. The future writer was born in Rostov-on-Don to a teacher and a priest's daughter. The boy spent his childhood on a farm where his grandmother ran a school; he completed nine grades there. A rich imagination and a thirst for creativity helped him write his first plays while still at school. At the age of fourteen, Gubarev made his literary debut: his first story was published in the magazine "Gorn" in 1926. Some time later, the young man joined the Russian Association of Proletarian Writers. Gubarev worked as an editor for magazines and newspapers for a long time, combining journalism with teaching at the Institute of the Children's Communist Movement. In 1933, his article about Pavel Morozov was published in the newspaper Kolkhoznye Rebyata, which was later reworked into a story, and then into a play. The story about Morozov as presented by Gubarev caused a public outcry and brought the writer wide fame. Gubarev went through the Great Patriotic War as a front-line correspondent. In the post-war period, the writer traveled a lot around the country, trying to find original material and better understand the interests of his reader. The result of his painstaking work was the fairy tale story The Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors. It gained immense popularity, was translated into foreign languages and was first adapted for the theater stage, and then for cinema. It was followed by several more fairy tales for children and stories for teenagers. Gubarev's works were highly valued in the USSR, republished in popular book series and enjoyed success with both children and adults. This edition includes his stories "Montigomo - Hawk's Claw", "Northern Summer" and "Treasure". In them, the writer touches on the themes of growing up, choosing a life path and character development. These works were first published in 1965 by the Molodaya Gvardiya publishing house and have since become beloved by many generations of young readers.
The illustrations for the texts were made by the Soviet master of book graphics Igor Leonidovich Ushakov (1926-1989). The artist studied at the Moscow Printing Institute, and then worked as an illustrator for newspapers and magazines. His works could also be found at all-Union art exhibitions and in Soviet editions of works by world authors. Ushakov's original illustrations have not lost their value to this day. The graphic quality of the drawings unites the three stories of the collection, and the portraits of the characters depicted perfectly reflect the characters of Gubarev's heroes.
The illustrations for the texts were made by the Soviet master of book graphics Igor Leonidovich Ushakov (1926-1989). The artist studied at the Moscow Printing Institute, and then worked as an illustrator for newspapers and magazines. His works could also be found at all-Union art exhibitions and in Soviet editions of works by world authors. Ushakov's original illustrations have not lost their value to this day. The graphic quality of the drawings unites the three stories of the collection, and the portraits of the characters depicted perfectly reflect the characters of Gubarev's heroes.
See also:
- All books by the publisher
- All books by the author
- All books in the series Library of World Literature