Yurii Izdryk – a Ukrainian postmodernist writer, poet, and artist, author of the novels Wozzeck and Double Leon; his works are central to the “Stanislav phenomenon.” Born in Kalush, he graduated from Lviv Polytechnic and once worked as an engineer before becoming a cult author and co-editor of the literary magazine Chetver. His style blends irony, philosophical paradoxes, and formal experimentation, shaping an entire wave of Ukrainian prose in the 1990s.
🎶 In his youth he was a rock musician, playing in bands and composing music. 📖 His debut novel Wozzeck first appeared in the magazine Chetver and quickly became cult. 🖌 He is not only a writer – he also paints, makes collages, and creates art projects. 🧩 His style resembles “text puzzles” – fragments, quotations, allusions. 🌍 Recognized as one of the key figures of the “Stanislav phenomenon” alongside Andrukhovych and Prokhasko. 🖋 Edited and typeset the Chetver magazine almost single-handedly. 🎤 Frequently performs readings with live music, turning them into performances. 📚 His works have been translated into English, Polish, and German. 🌀 His poetry often plays with fonts, graphics, and text arrangement. 📌 Curious: sometimes signed his art works with other people’s names – like literary masks. 😄 Funny fact: joked that the printing presses and computers of Chetver were his “musical instruments.”