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Nikolay Nosov

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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Nikolayevich and the family name is Nosov.
Nikolay Nosov
BornNikolay Nikolayevich Nosov
(1908-11-23)23 November 1908
Kyiv, Russian Empire (now Ukraine)
Died26 July 1976(1976-07-26) (aged 67)
Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union
OccupationWriter, screenwriter
Alma materGerasimov Institute of Cinematography
Period1938–1976
GenreChildren's literature
Notable awardsKrupskaya State Prize of the RSFSR

Nikolay Nikolayevich Nosov (Russian: Николай Николаевич Носов, Ukrainian: Микола Миколайович Носов; 23 November [O.S. 10 November] 1908 – 26 July 1976) was a Soviet writer of children's literature, the author of a number of humorous short stories, a school novel, and the popular trilogy of fairy tale novels about the adventures of Dunno and his friends.

Early life

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He was born in a family of an estrada artist. From 1927 to 1929 he was a student of Kyiv Institute of Art, from where he moved to Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, from which he graduated in 1932.

Career

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The literary debut of Nosov was in 1938. In 1932 – 1951 he worked as a producer of animated and educational films, including ones for the Red Army, having earned the Order of the Red Star in 1943.

In 1938 Nosov began to publish his stories, including Zatejniki (Russian: Затейники, roughly translates as Jokers); Alive Hat, Cucumbers, Miraculous Trousers, and Dreamers. These stories were published mainly in the magazine for children Murzilka and many of them make up the foundation of the Nosov's first collection Rat-tat-tat, 1945). Nosov introduced a new hero, naïve and sensible, naughty and curious fidget obsessed by craving for activities and always getting into unusual, often comic situations – into children's literature.

The most popular works became his stories for teenagers Merry Family (1949), The Kolya Sinitsyn's Diary (1950), Vitya Maleev at School and at Home (1951). This last one received Stalin Prize in 1952.

Long-term fame and love of readers were gained by his fairy stories about Dunno (Neznaika). The first of those is the fairy tale Vintik, Shpuntik and vacuum cleaner. Further the hero appeared in the famous trilogy consisting of fairy tale novels The Adventures of Dunno and His Friends (1953–1954), Dunno in Sun City (1958), and Dunno on the Moon (1964–1965).

The writer is also the author of an autobiographical work Story about My Friend Igor (1971–1972) and a memoirs narrative Mystery on a Well Bottom (1977).

He died in Moscow at the age of 67, and was buried at Kuntsevo Cemetery.

Works

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Title Year Publisher Notes
School Boys [1] 1954 Foreign Language Publishing House, Moscow
Dunno's Adventures Series[2] 1958 - 1990 16 Books in Total
The India Rubber Boy Raduga Publishers
Alive Hat
Visiting Grandpa 1975
Eleven Stories for Boys and Girls 1981

Tribute

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On 23 November 2018, a Google Doodle was displayed to celebrate his 110th birthday.[3]

References

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  1. ^ SCHOOLBOYS.
  2. ^ "Dunno's Adventures Series by Nikolay Nosov". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Nikolai Nosov's 110th Birthday". google.com. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
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