Historical FigureFemale
Vira Vovková
1926 – 2022
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryVira Ostapivna Selianska (Ukrainian: Ві́ра Оста́півна Селя́нська, pen name Vira Vovk was a Ukrainian writer, critic and translator. She wrote in Ukrainian, German and Portuguese.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
January 2, 1926
Boryslav
Date of death
July 16, 2022
Rio de Janeiro
Citizenship
Second Polish Republic · Brazil
Occupations & fields
writertranslatorliterary scholaruniversity teacherUkrainian–German translatorpainter
Awards & honours
Order of Princess Olga, 3rd classShevchenko National PrizeIvan Koshelivets International Literary Prize
- Field and occupation
- ukrajinská spisovatelka
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