Foreign critics attribute the works of Victoria Tokareva to literature of a feminist orientation. And readers love her works for the opportunity to go on a journey through the depths of the human soul, to touch the most intimate dreams of a woman. Victoria Tokareva is also known as the co-author of two dozen films, for which she wrote the scripts.
From the biography of Victoria Tokareva
Victoria Samoilovna Tokareva was born in Leningrad on November 20, 1937. The family was formed before the start of the war. Victoria's father was an engineer. In 1941 he was drafted into the militia. He later ended up in the hospital with a disappointing diagnosis: esophageal cancer. At the beginning of 1945, my father passed away.
Two daughters were raised by their mother. After the death of her husband, she never got married. Mother worked at the factory as an embroiderer, often took work home. The image of the mother can be traced in many of Tokareva's works.
After leaving school, Victoria was going to become a medic. However, fate turned out differently. After studying for four years at a music school, Victoria entered the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory.
After the marriage, Tokareva left for Moscow. Here she taught at a music school. However, her pedagogical activity did not appeal to her. Tokareva left school and got a job at the Mosfilm film studio.
At one time, at one of the creative evenings, Victoria met Sergei Mikhalkov. It was his patronage that allowed Tokareva to enter VGIK. This predetermined her entire subsequent fate.
Victoria Tokareva's creativity
In 1964, Victoria Samoilovna entered the screenwriting department of VGIK and published her first story. It got the name "Day without lies". Five years later, Victoria received the coveted diploma of a screenwriter. This was followed by her book "About what was not," which included early stories and stories.
In 1971, Victoria Samoilovna became a member of the Writers' Union of the USSR. By the beginning of the 90s, Tokareva confidently occupied the first lines in the rating of the most published Soviet writers.
The subject matter of Victoria Tokareva's books is diverse. Most of all, she loves to reflect women's dreams and dreams in her works. Following the author, readers enter the ephemeral world of fantasy, step by step explore the psychology of women living in big cities.
In 2009, Tokareva published a frank autobiographical book, entitled "The Tree on the Roof". Then came a collection of stories entitled "Short beeps". These creative works were a tremendous success.
Tokareva's books have been translated into foreign languages more than once, including Chinese. Outside of Russia, the works of Victoria Samoilovna are perceived as feminist prose.
About twenty films were shot based on the scripts of Victoria Samoilovna. The most famous of them: "Gentlemen of Fortune", "There was a dog on the piano", "Mimino".
Tokareva creates all his works in the old fashioned way - by hand, using a fountain pen and paper for work. She believes that a soulless computer can never become a conduit of talent.
