Markiyan Kamysh
Markiyan Kamysh | |
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| Born | 19 October 1988 Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Writing career | |
| Language | Ukrainian |
| Genre | Ukrainian literature |
| Notable works | Stalking the Atomic City: Life among the decadent and the depraved of Chornobyl |
| Website | www |
Markiyan Kamysh (Ukrainian: Маркіян Камиш, born 19 October 1988) is a Ukrainian novelist, best known for his works about the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and its environs.
Biography
Kamysh's father was a Chernobyl liquidator.[1] From 2005-2009, Kamysh studied history at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. He is the author of seven novels, the most famous of which are works about and around Chernobyl.[2] From 2010–2021, he was an illegal stalker (he calls himself a "pilgrim") of multiple areas in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Zone of Alienation, including Pripyat, smaller surrounding villages, and the power plant itself.[3][4][5][6] In 2022, after the Russian invasion began, he joined the Ukrainian military and was retired in September, 2024.[7][8][9]
Stalking the Atomic City
Stalking the Atomic City is an account written by Kamysh about his experiences illegally exploring the exclusion zone.[10]
Western critics have compared Kamysh with Hunter Thompson[11], Jack Kerouac[12] and Charles Bukowski[13]. la Repubblica included the book on their list of the ten "books of the year" for 2019[14]. The Guardian called it "remarkable book".[15] "Mesmerizing" from The Telegraph[16], "an amazing book" from Le Nouvel Obs[17] and The Wall Street Journalcalled it "A punk rock pilgrimage to Chernobyl".[18]
External links
References
- ↑ "Маркіян Камиш, письменник". www.ukrinform.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2021-08-19. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ↑ Jordison, Sam (2022-07-09). "Stalking the Atomic City by Markiyan Kamysh review – in search of meaning in Chornobyl's forbidden wasteland". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
- ↑ ""Чорнобильська зона - моє призначення" - письменник Маркіян Камиш". Gazeta.ua (in Ukrainian). 25 April 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
- ↑ "Маркіян Камиш: Немає ніякої Зони. Зона в наших головах - 5 Січня 2016 - Статті | Litcentr". litcentr.in.ua. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ↑ ""La zone interdite de Tchernobyl est l'endroit le plus exotique sur Terre!"". www.20minutes.fr (in French). 25 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ↑ ""Чому я ходжу в Чорнобильську зону" - розповідь нелегала". BBC News Україна (in Ukrainian). 2016-04-19. Archived from the original on 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ↑ "Armed Forces of Ukraine". Instagram (in Ukrainian). 2022-07-09. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ↑ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
- ↑ "Demobilization from the army". Google Drive. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
- ↑ "Stalking the Atomic City by Markiyan Kamysh". Penguin Random House Canada. Archived from the original on 2026-05-05. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ↑ Rees, Jasper (2022-07-01). "Meet the madman who spent 200 days in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
- ↑ "Stalking the Atomic City by Markiyan Kamysh: 9781662601279 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
- ↑ "Una passeggiata nella zona di Markijan Kamyš – Capitolo23". Capitolo23 (in Italian). 2020-01-18. Archived from the original on 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
- ↑ https://www.repubblica.it/robinson/2019/12/28/news/i_libri_piu_belli_dell_anno_ve_li_consiglia_robinson-244562196/
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jul/09/stalking-the-atomic-city-markiyan-kamysh-ukrainian-nuclear-chornobyl
- ↑ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/meet-madman-who-spent-200-days-chernobyl-exclusion-zone/
- ↑ https://www.nouvelobs.com/monde/20160425.OBS9213/tchernobyl-30-ans-apres-au-coeur-de-la-zone-interdite.html
- ↑ WSJ 14 Books We Read This Week