Volodymyr Lys – contemporary Ukrainian writer, author of “Jacob’s Century” and “Ivan and the Black Panther.” A Shevchenko Prize laureate, he is often called “the master of the family saga.” His prose weaves history, generational drama, and the living Ukrainian vernacular.
📖 “Jacob’s Century” (2010) became a cult novel, portraying a century of Ukrainian history. 🎬 Adapted into a TV series that gained wide popularity in Ukraine. 🖋 Co-writes with his wife, writer Nadiya Humeniuk – known as a “literary couple.” 🏆 Won the Shevchenko Prize in 2011 for “Jacob’s Century.” 🌍 Translated into several languages, though most readers are in Ukraine. 😮 Odd fact: worked as a journalist before fame, giving his prose a vivid, reportorial tone. 😂 Funny: often jokes that “Ukrainian villages have more plots than Hollywood – you just need to listen.”