It’s a difficult rift to mend, but Russian fantasy ought to take steps to put itself out there. At times, the cultural rift between the two cultures causes even more to be lost in translation.īe that as it may, Sergey and Marina identify another possible reason for this issue in the modern context: the differing roles of multimedia in the two fantasy traditions. Fantasy films and TV shows are a huge chunk of the American film scene, pulling strings behind book sales and merchandise, which is not the case in Slavic countries. The Russian language is notoriously difficult to transfer into American terms, and much of the pressure falls on the translator themselves. Of course, the issue of translation is at the core of that reason. The surprisingly low number raises the issue of representation of Slavic fantasy on the worldwide market, and why awareness is low among Western readers. They write in Russian and Ukrainian languages with several novels. Dyachenko was best known for co-authoring over 30 titles with his wife, Marina Dyachenko (née Shirshova), notably Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire winner Vita Nostra (2007), translated into English in 2018. Strikingly, only 26 attendees identified as Russian. Sergey and Marina Dyachenko are co-authors of novels, short fiction, plays and scripts. Russian-Ukrainian SF writer Sergey Dyachenko, 77, died in California. Rowling, Ray Branbury and Orson Welles.Īccording to records, more than 8,7 thousand visited WorldCon this year, the majority representing the States and Finland.

The award, one of the oldest and most respected in the industry, has been commemorating science fiction authors and artists worldwide since 1953, notable recipients including Isaac Azimov, J. previous 1 2 3 4 next sort by previous 1 2 3 4 next Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. Earlier this month, the annual Hugo Awards Ceremony took place at the WorldCon convention held in Helsinki, Finland. 24,569 ratings 3,900 reviews shelved 97,708 times Showing 30 distinct works.

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