The books of Olga Gromyko have been well-deservedly popular and recognized among fans of literature in the fantasy genre for more than a decade. The storytelling style atypical for a domestic writer, original or adapted stories, and also sharp humor attract more and more readers to the writer's works.
short biography
Born in 1978 in Vinnitsa (Ukraine), living in Belarus and working in Russian, Olga Nikolaevna Gromyko may well be considered a Slavic writer in the broadest sense. Moreover, the content of her books, one way or another, relates to Slavic mythology. Often, stories and novels are based on fairy tales and epics familiar to everyone since childhood.
Olga Gromyko received a serious microbiologist specialty and holds a position at a research institute in Minsk, where she lives with her husband and son. He is a member of the Union of Writers of Belarus.
Interests and hobbies
The writer can not be called a traditional housewife, as she openly admits her dislike of domestic duties. Many active and active women will agree with her, because for them the idea of obtaining some interesting information or mastering new skills is much more attractive.
So Olga Gromyko did not lose time in vain: she seemed to know such seemingly non-female professions as a janitor, gas welder and others.
To relax her soul, the writer is engaged in the cultivation of bulb plants, collects beer mugs and labels, and also goes fishing and travels. Olga speaks of travel with particular enthusiasm. All possible ways and directions are good for her, however, a trip around the world remains a cherished dream.
Literary success
Olga Gromyko made her debut in 2003 with the book “Profession: Witch”. Taking part in the Kharkov festival of international importance, she received a prize from a major publisher. From this moment, the world recognized and loved the heroes of a fictional, but such a real, magical land.
Olga Gromyko's books depict familiar heroes of legends and fairy tales in a completely unexpected light. In this world, you should not be afraid of witches, vampires, werewolves, dragons, trolls and manticores, since they are all positive characters.
The specifics of the writer's books
The first and, without a doubt, one of the most interesting books that Olga Gromyko wrote is “Profession: Witch”. This is not to say that the plot is one hundred percent original, because it includes several fairly popular techniques among fantasy writers. For example, the exploitation of the image of a student of a magician, who is sent to perform a difficult task and who, during his journey, makes friends, love and knows himself at the same time.
However, when reading the story about the life of the young witch Volja Rednaya with her absurd character, there is absolutely no sense of predictability of the plot. Of course, the reader understands that according to the laws of the genre everything will be fine and “ours will win”, but it’s extremely interesting to watch how this happens.
Being a fan of such masters of the humorous genre as Terry Pratchet and John Khmelevskaya, as well as a writer working in a fantasy style, Andrzej Sapkowski, Olga embodied the best elements of each of these styles on the pages of her books.
From Sapkowski with his gloomy Gothic monsters in the world of Gromyko several very serious monsters appear, and the influence of other writers is noticeable in numerous funny and witty dialogues.
Metaphoricality of a fantasy world
A closer look reveals the obvious similarities between the world created by the writer and the real Slavic one. There is Beloria with the capital Starmin, these names are consonant with Belarus and Minsk. The neighbors of this country are Vinessa (Ukraine) and Volmenia (Russia).
