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Grade 8 Unit 8

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He was a Belarusian prose writer and playwright.

He was born in Vitebsk region.

His first published work was Third Rocket.

He was awarded several awards.

He received the National Writer of Belarus Award in 1980.

He wrote about the drama and tragedy of war.

Vasil Bykov

He was one of the greatest war writers of the 20th centure.

1924-2003

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Was born on July, 31 in southwest England.

Wrote the first story at the age of 5-6.

The richest writer ever.

Wrote in the genre of fantasy.

Favourite subjects at school were English and foreign languages.

Her books were translated into 60 languages.

Joanne Rowling

She is best known for writing the Harry Potter fantasy series, which has won multiple awards and sold more than 500 million copies, becoming the best-selling book series in history.

born 31 July 1965

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Was born in Minsk.

He studied at the lycium of the Belarusian State University.

He started writing at school.

He is a playwright, a scriptwriter, a Tv editor, an actor, a journalist and a film director.

He is a winner and laureate of numerous dramatist competitions in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.

He wrote screenplays to such famous films as Love-Carrot, Horoscope for Luck, SOS, Garash and others.

Andrei Kureichik

He is a well-known playwright and screenwriter, the winner of numerous film awards.

born 14 January 1980

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He was born in Scotland in 1850.

He was a sickly child.

His well-known works are Kidnapped, Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hide, The Black Arrow.

He liked to read and write about travel and adventure.

He died at the age of 44.

The most famous book is Treasure Island.

Robert Louis Stevenson

He was a Scottish novelist, poet and travel writer, most noted for writing Treasure Island, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Kidnapped, and A Child's Garden of Verses.

1850-1894

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He was a famous Belarusian poet, journalist and literary critic.

His mother died when he was only one year old.

The first published work is called Muzyka.

He lived in Russia mostly but wrote in Belarusian.

He died in the Crimea of tuberculosis like his mum.

He was only 25 years old when he died.

Maksim Bogdanovich

He is considered as one of the founders of the modern Belarusian literature.

1891-1917