Askold Melnyczuk

Askold Melnyczuk
Born (1954-12-12) December 12, 1954
Irvington, New Jersey
Occupationnovelist, essayist, memoirist, poet,
NationalityAmerican
Period1974 - present
Genrefiction, memoir, essay, poetry,
Literary movementpopular, literary,
Website
askoldmelnyczuk.net

Askold Melnyczuk (born December 12, 1954) is an American writer whose publications include novels, essays, poems, memoir, and translations. Among his works are the novels What Is Told, Ambassador of the Dead, House of Widows and Excerpt from Smedley's Secret Guide to World Literature. His work has been translated into German, Polish, Russian, and Ukrainian. Melnyczuk also founded the journal AGNI and Arrowsmith Press (2006).