Novella Nikolayevna Matveyeva (Russian: Новелла Николаевна Матвеева; 7 October 1934 in Pushkin, Saint Petersburg – 4 September 2016, Moscow Oblast) was a Russian bard, poet, writer, screenwriter, dramatist, and literary scientist.[1][2][3][4]
Novella was the cousin of poet Ivan Matveyev (Elagin). Her first collection of poetry was published in 1961, the same year she was admitted to the Union of Soviet Writers.[1]
From the end of the 1950s, Matveyeva composed songs to her poetry and performed them, accompanying herself on a seven-string guitar.
Matveyeva died on 4 September 2016 at the age of 81.[5]
Awards
In 1998, Matveyeva received the Russian State Pushkin Prize in poetry,[6] and in 2002, she received the Russian Federation State Prize in Literature and Arts for her poetry collection Jasmine.[7]
Books
- Swallow's School «Ласточкина школа» (1973)
- River «Река» (1978)
- The Law of Songs «Закон песен» (1983)
- Land of the Tide «Страна прибоя» (1983)
- Rabbit Village «Кроличья деревня» (1984)
- Selected «Избранное» (1986)
- Praise to Work «Хвала работе» (1987)
- Unbreakable Circle «Нерасторжимый круг» (1991)
- A Melody for the Guitar «Мелодия для гитары» (1998)
- Cassette of Dreams «Кассета снов» (1998)
- Sonnets «Сонеты» (1999)
- Caravan «Караван» (2000)
- Jasmine «Жасмин»(2011).
References
- 1 2 Русские советские писатели. Поэты. Биобиблиограрфический указатель. Т.13. М., 1990. С.527
- ↑ "Умерла Новелла Матвеева". Colta.ru. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ↑ "Матвеева Новелла Николаевна" Archived 2020-02-20 at the Wayback Machine at bards.ru
- ↑ "Матвеева Новелла Николаевна", biography and catalogs of works at bards.ru
- ↑ "The poet Novella Matveeva has died on 82-m to year of life". Archived from the original on 2016-09-15. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
- ↑ "ГОСУДАРСТВЕННАЯ ПУШКИНСКАЯ ПРЕМИЯ РОССИИ"
- ↑ "Присуждены Государственные премии в области литературы и искусства" Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
Further reading
- Медынский Г. Песенная поэзия Новеллы Матвеевой, «Юность», 1966, No. 7
- Приходько В. Душа и плоть поэзии, «Дружба народов», 1967, No. 2.
- Рунин Б. Далёкое и близкое. «Новый мир», 1964, No. 5
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