Borys Fynkelshteyn

Borys Fynkelshteyn — (born 20 August 1946, Odesa) is a Ukrainian writer, economist, and banker. A member of the National Writers' Union of Ukraine, a laureate of several literary awards.

Biography Fynkelshteyn was born into a Jewish family of mathematicians. He is a direct descendant of Sephardic Jews who were expelled from Spain under the Alhambra Decree of Catholic monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492. His father, Hryhorii Markovych Fynkelshteyn, was a candidate of physical and mathematical sciences and an associate professor, while his mother, Ida Pinkhusivna Fynkelshteyn, worked as a mathematics teacher.

After the Second World War, the family returned to Odesa and later moved to Astrakhan, where his father became the head of the mathematics department at a pedagogical institute. In 1963, Fynkelshteyn graduated from secondary school, and in 1968, he completed his studies at the Odesa Electrotechnical Institute of Communications. , Spain , Chile , etc)

On March, 2024 Fynkelshteyn presented his book "O Venice!" at the University of Chichester (UK). The book was edited by the British poet, essayist, playwright, and editor Dr. Naomi Foyle. "O Venice!" was also published in the "ART (Analyses/Rereadings/Theories) Journal" (2021).

“International Journal of Literary Humanities” published a few academic researches about Fynkelshteyn's writer's techniques and stylish peculiarities. The Latin American edition of Fynkelshteyn's book was featured as an example of the metamodern magic realism revelation in fiction.

Awards Borys Fynkelshteyn is a laureate of several literary awards ("Blahovist" by the National Writers’ Union of Ukraine), and the Prize Diploma Holder of the State Prize of Ukraine named after Sholem Aleichem by the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine.