Russian literature is systematically replenished with new authors. At the same time, the books of those who have already left this mortal world are being republished. Andrei Bitov left a great literary heritage that remains in demand by our contemporaries.
Starting conditions
Events that occurred during one day can serve as the basis for writing a novel. This controversial thesis was expressed by the famous Russian writer Andrei Georgievich Bitov. Among his colleagues in the shop, he was respected and respected. In everyday life, outside of literary work, Bitov is intertwined with a variety of aspects of being. He was fond of mountaineering. He researched and dissected his own consciousness and sensations as a professional psychologist. And this ability allowed him to create works with deep connotations.
The future writer was born on May 27, 1937 in an intelligent family. Parents at that time lived in the famous city of Leningrad. My father worked as an architect. Mother, a lawyer by education, was engaged in human rights activities. When the war began, Bits, together with his closest relatives, spent the first blockade winter in the besieged city. Then there was an evacuation to distant and sultry Tashkent. They managed to return to their hometown in 1944. Here he went to school where a number of subjects were taught in English.
Literary activity
Having received a certificate of maturity, Andrey worked for two seasons in a geological expedition. Mountain peaks and gorges drew the novice writer to themselves. Bitov himself explained this attraction by the call of his ancestors. Over time, he learned that among his ancestors were representatives of the Circassians. After some deliberation, Andrei decided to get a specialized education at the geological faculty of the Leningrad Mining Institute. Already in his student days, he felt an irresistible craving for literary creativity. There was a literary association at the institute, in which many future poets and writers studied.
Bitov began writing systematically in 1956. The first stories were published four years later in the almanac "Young Leningrad". In 1963, the author's first book was published, entitled "The Big Ball". From that moment on, Bitov began to consider himself a professional writer. Books from under his pen came out every year. "Aptekarsky Island", "Dachnaya Locality", "Seven Journeys" and others. At the end of the 60s, the writer studied at scriptwriting courses. In the early 90s, Bitov left for Germany, where he worked for two years on a large-scale series "Empire in Four Dimensions".
Recognition and privacy
In the first decade of the 21st century, Bitov was often invited to foreign universities to give lectures on Russian literature. By that time, he had already become a laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation. Received from the hands of the President of France the Order of Merit in Art and Literature.
The personal life of the writer has developed according to the standard scheme. He got married after graduating from the Mining Institute. The husband and wife raised and raised three children - a daughter and two sons. Andrey Georgievich Bitov died in December 2018 from heart failure.
