Nikolay 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.