6. In 1840, his «Kobzar» came off the press.
7. Realism flourished in the second half of the century.
8. Mykhaylo was born into the family of a poor official (clerk).
9. Mykhaylo Kotsiubynsky described the life of the Ukrainian people at the turn of the 20th century.
10. Kotsiubynsky developed literary traditions created by Taras Shevchenko and Ivan Franko.
11. At the age of fourteen, after his father's death Mykhaylo became the breadwinner in the family.
12. He followed traditions of the school of realism of Levytskyi, Panas Myrny.
13. His works were translated into Russian and Western European languages during his lifetime and gained popularity far, beyond theborders of Ukraine.
14. The first English language translations appeared back in 1925.
15. The most famous novel, written by Honchar is «Sobor».
16. «Sobor» was unknown to the reader for a long period of time, because it was banned.
17. I know by «Tvoya Zorya», «Ziklon», «Tronka».
18. This author can justly be called the conscience of Ukraine.
19. In his works such problems as the good and the evil, honour and dishonour, love and hate were raised.
List of book
1. Lakyza M.P., Mashura M.I., Fedynets P.I. «Ukrainian Literature». – Kyiv, 1990.
2. Hropko P. «Ukrainian Literature». – Kyiv «Osvita», 1998.
3. Baran V. «The creation of Honchar». – Lviv, 1997.
4. Hramov O.G. «Vital and creative wayof M. Kotsiubynsky». – Kyiv, 2000.