Georgiy Ball
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Native name | Гео́ргий Алекса́ндрович Балл |
Born | Georgiy Alexandrovich Ball June 9, 1927 Soviet Union |
Died | January 1, 2011 Moscow, Russia | (aged 83)
Occupation | Writer |
Georgiy Alexandrovich Ball (Russian: Гео́ргий Алекса́ндрович Балл, June 9, 1927 – January 1, 2011) was a Russian writer. Ball was best known for his prolific work in children's literature.
Biography
Georgiy was born on June 9, 1927 in Soviet Union into a family of a psychiatrist.
He graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations and soon started working in the international department of Moscow Radio (1948-53). Later he started working as a correspondent of the All-Union Radio in Sverdlovsk region (1953-54). He served as the editor for the magazine named "Soviet Unions" from 1954 to 1958. He spent a significant amount of his life touring different regions of Russia such as Irkutsk taiga, Altai Mountains, forests of the North etc.
Georgiy started his writing career in 1960 and continue until his death in 2011. He has published numerous fairy tales, stories and plays for children and also co-authored several publications with his wife Galina Demykina.
Bibliography
- Дорога в лето. Moscow, 1962
- Жук-кривая горка. Moscow, 1968
- Малышка. Moscow, 1971
- Торопун-Карапун и тайны моего детства. Moscow, 1974
- Зобенька и серебряный колокольчик. Moscow, 1977
- Болевые точки. Moscow, 1983
- Солнечные прятки: повесть-сказка. Moscow, 1985
- Смеюсь и плачу вместе с тобой: повести и рассказы. Moscow, 1988
- Городок Жур-Жур. Moscow, 1988
- Разноцветный мост. Moscow, 1990
- Каляка-маляка ищет домик. Moscow, 1992
- Вверх за тишиной. Moscow, 1999
- Приключения Старого Башмака, рассказанные им самим. Moscow, 2003