Volodymyr Kulish (1917–2009) was a Ukrainian prose writer, playwright, and émigré author, known by the pseudonyms Stepan Yevyn and Serafima Husochka. Born in Kherson region, he spent his childhood in Odesa and Kharkiv, and after WWII lived in Lviv, Austria, Argentina, and Philadelphia. He wrote novellas (“The Boys,” “There Were Three of Them”), a play (“The Forest Is Noisy”), and memoirs (“Word About the House 'Slovo'”). His work blends vivid remembrance, humor, and the émigré experience.
🎭 Wrote under the pseudonym Serafima Husochka–to give a "female" voice to his work. 🏡 The memoir “Word About the House 'Slovo'” reads like a letter to the past, reviving a legendary literary home. ✈ His life was a geography – from Lviv to Buenos Aires to Philadelphia, a true émigré odyssey. 🎭 The play “The Forest Is Noisy” about UPA was awarded a drama prize in Austria. 📚 Novellas The Boys and There Were Three of Them explore life on society’s margins, deeply human. 😂 His political humor in short stories remains sharply relevant. ✍ As a member of the Ukrainian émigré cultural association, he promoted his father’s legacy. 🌍 A masterful cultural weaver–from Ukraine through Argentina to the U.S. 📌 Curious: readers often thought Stepan Yevyn was a different person. 😄 Funny fact: he wrote that the “Slovo” house spoke to him–and he answered back through his texts.