Marko Cheremshyna ( uk, Марко Черемшина) (other name: Ivan Semaniuk, Іван Семанюк), (born 13 June 1874 in Kobaky, Galicia; died 25 April 1927 in Kobaky) was a

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writer of

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background.

Biography

Cheremshyna earned a

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from the

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in 1906 and maintained a law practice in

Sniatyn Sniatyn ( uk, Сня́тин, translit=Sniatyn; pl, Śniatyn; ro, Sneatîn, older ; yi, שניאַטין) is a town located in Kolomyia Raion of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, in western Ukraine along the Prut river. It is located at around . Sniaty ...

. He started writing short stories around 1896 and published them in newspapers and journals. Because of his birth region, Cheremshyna is often placed together with

Vasyl Stefanyk Vasyl Semenovych Stefanyk ( uk, Васи́ль Семе́нович Стефа́ник; May 14, 1871 – December 7, 1936) was an influential Ukrainian modernist writer and political activist. He was a member of the Austrian parliament from 1 ...

and Les Martovych in the 'Pokutia triad.' However, Cheremshyna's stories differ from the other two writers significantly. He is known for his portrayals of peasant life. His works incorporate the dialect and folk themes of his birthplace. He also translated short stories into

from German,

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, and Hungarian. There is a museum of him in

, Galicia where he is buried.

References

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''Marko Cheremshyna''
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''Encyclopedia of Ukraine''
1874 births 1927 deaths People from Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Ukrainian Austro-Hungarians People from the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria Hutsuls Ukrainian people of Rusyn descent Ukrainian male short story writers Ukrainian short story writers 20th-century Ukrainian lawyers Austro-Hungarian lawyers University of Vienna alumni {{Ukraine-writer-stub