Olga Gromyko: features of the Slavic humorous fantasy

Olga Gromyko's books have enjoyed well-deserved popularity and recognition among fans of literature in the genre of fantasy for more than ten years. Untypical for the domestic writer style of narration, original or adapted stories, as well as sharp humor, attracts more and more readers to the writings of the writer.

short biography

Born in 1978 in Vinnitsa (Ukraine), living in Belarus and working in Russian, Olga Nikolayevna Gromyko could well be considered a Slavic writer in the broadest sense. Moreover, the content of her books, one way or another, concerns Slavic mythology. Often, stories and novels are based on fairy tales and epic stories familiar to all from childhood.

Olga Gromyko received a serious specialty in microbiology and holds a position in a research institute in Minsk, where she lives with her husband and son. He is a member of the Writers' Union of Belarus.

Interests and hobbies

A writer can not be called a traditional housewife, since she openly admits her dislike of doing household chores. Many active and active women will agree with her, because for them the idea of obtaining some interesting information or mastering new skills is much more attractive.

So Olga Gromyko did not waste time in vain: she knew such seemingly unfeminine professions as a janitor, a gas welder and others.

To relax her soul, the writer is engaged in the cultivation of bulbous plants, collects beer mugs and labels, and also goes fishing and travels. She speaks about trips with particular enthusiasm. For her, all possible ways and directions are good, but the cherished dream is a trip around the world.

Literary success

Olga Gromyko made her debut in 2003 with the book "Profession: Witch". Taking part in the Kharkov International Festival, she received a prize from a major publishing house. From that moment the world learned and loved the heroes of a fictional, but such a real magical country.

Olga Gromyko's books depict the familiar heroes of legends and fairy tales in a completely unexpected light. In this world, do not be afraid of witches, vampires, werewolves, dragons, trolls and manticore, since they are all positive characters.

Specificity of the writer's books

The first and, undoubtedly, one of the most interesting books that Olga Gromyko wrote - "Profession: Witch". It can not be said that the plot is one hundred percent original, because it includes several techniques that are quite popular among fantasy writers. For example, the exploitation of the image of a magician's apprentice, who is sent to perform a complex task and who, during his journey, finds friends, loves and knows himself at the same time.

However, when reading the narrative about the life of the young witch Volha Rednoy with her absurd character, there is absolutely no sense of predictability of the plot. Of course, the reader understands that according to the laws of the genre everything will be fine and "our people will win," but to watch how this happens is extremely interesting.

Being a fan of such masters of humorous genre as Terry Pratchet and John Hmelevskaya, as well as a writer working in fantasy style, Andrzej Sapkowski, Olga embodied on the pages of her books the best elements of each of these styles.

From Sapkowski with his grim Gothic monsters in the world of Gromyko, several very serious monsters appear, and the influence of other writers is noticeable in numerous ridiculous and witty dialogues.

The metaphorical nature of a fictional world

On closer examination, one can see the obvious similarity of the world created by the writer with the real Slavic. There is Belorussia with the capital Starmin, these names are consonant with Belarus and Minsk. Neighbors of this country are Vanessa (Ukraine) and Volmenia (Russia).

Other works of the writer

Olga Gromyko, all of whose books are unlikely to fit into one or even two shelves, is extremely productive. To date, it has written more than forty works. Here and the cycles of novels with sequel, and separate independent stories.

You can read them from almost any part, as often you first briefly recount the events that occurred in previous books. Despite the fact that the stories describe a fictional reality, their relevance and significance remains at a high level. Everyone can see himself or his friends in these images.