Jaroslavas Melnikas

Jaroslavas Melnikas (Jaroslav Melnik) is a Lithuanian sci-fi and surrealist writer of Ukrainian descent. His books have been translated into English, French, German and other languages. He is a graduate from Lviv University and a postgraduate from Maxim Gorky Literature Institute, Moscow. His books received many prestigious nominations and awards: BBC Book of the Year, Book of the Year in France, and the finalist of the European award “Utopiales”. The Last Day (2018) was shortlisted in the UK for the International Rubery Book Award. He received the Lithuanian Government Prize in 2020 for his contribution to Lithuanian literature and its promotion in the world.