Lesya Ukrainka
February 13, 1871 –July 19, 1913
Poet, Translator, Playwright, Translator of Adam Mickiewicz, Film screenwriter, Writer
Lived 42 years
- Born in
- Zviahel
- Passed away in
- Surami
Lesya Ukrainka (Ukrainian: Леся Українка, romanized: Lesia Ukrainka, pronounced [ˈlɛsʲɐ ʊkrɐˈjinkɐ]; born Larysa Petrivna Kosach, Ukrainian: Лариса Петрівна Косач; 25 February [O.S. 13 February] 1871 – 1 August [O.S. 19 July] 1913) was one of Ukrainian literature's foremost writers, best known for her poems and plays. She was also an active political, civil, and women's rights activist.
Among her best-known works are the collections of poems On the Wings of Songs (1893), Thoughts and Dreams (1899), Echos (1902), the epic poem Ancient Fairy Tale (1893), One Word (1903), and the plays Princess (1913), Cassandra (1903–1907), In the Catacombs (1905), and Forest Song (1911).
Notable works: The Forest Song
Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesya_Ukrainka