Pronin Viktor Alekseevich: biography, books, photos

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Pronin Viktor Alekseevich is one of the most famous Russian writers in the detective genre. His works were highly appreciated by both Soviet and contemporary Russian readers.

Writer's biography

Viktor Alekseevich was born in 1938, in Dnepropetrovsk. Unfortunately, little is known about his life before graduation. Like many good writers, Viktor Alekseevich did not receive a specialized education. After graduating from the Dnepropetrovsk Mining Institute in 1960, Viktor Pronin decides to get a job in his speci alty - at the Zaporizhstal plant, but soon realizes that such a job does not suit him. After being fired from the factory, the young man decides to get a job as a journalist in a local newspaper - the craving for writing has already manifested itself, but in a slightly different form.

First experience

In the mid-sixties Victor Pronin decides to finally take up prose. His first story, en titled Symbiosis, was sent to Novy Mir and Oktyabr, which, after some deliberation, refused to publish it. It so happened that "Symbiosis" first hit the press only in 1987, en titled "Let's continue our games." However, the refusalin publications from major literary magazines did not embarrass Viktor Alekseevich, and already in 68 he completed his first published work - “Blind Rain”. The book was a success both with readers and critics, and, in addition to the name and the fee, brought Viktor Alekseevich an invitation to the magazine "Man and Law", in the department of morality and law.

Journalism has had a strong impact on his work - many of his works are read extremely realistic thanks to the unusual style of writing, partly reminiscent of the style of a crime chronicle. Thanks to this, the stories invented by Pronin are perceived as if they actually took place and were only documented by the author.

Viktor Pronin: books, film adaptations of works

Working in the magazine brought Viktor Alekseevich much-needed experience. "Blind Rain", well received by the public, was far from the pinnacle of his career, and Pronin understood this very well. Hearing criticism and comments in the direction of his "debut", Pronin Victor continues to hone the skill of the detective genre, over and over again giving out better and better works.

The pinnacle of his creative career is rightfully considered the story "Wednesday Woman", which received excellent reviews from the public and critics, especially for its ingeniously thought-out plot, tense atmosphere and interesting three-dimensional characters. The book turned out to be so good that in 1998 it was filmed by Stanislav Govorukhin under the title "Voroshilov Shooter".

However, this is far from the only work of Pronin,screened. From the author's pen came such works as "Splashes of Champagne", "Women's Logic", as well as a series of books "Gang", consisting of eight separate stories - all of the above was filmed during the life of Viktor Alekseevich.

"Thieves" theme

Contrary to popular belief, not all of Pronin's books are devoted exclusively to crime or organized crime. Of course, the work in "Man and the Law" made itself felt - Pronin Viktor Alekseevich was well aware of the criminal jargon, thieves' concepts, and indeed about the whole ins and outs of the criminal world - it is thanks to this that his works are considered so authentic.

However, one should not assume that his works can only be of interest to people associated with law enforcement agencies, because, first of all, Viktor Alekseevich's books can and should be characterized as good detective stories. The thieves' criminal theme is just a shell, which was also in demand in the eighties and nineties. In many ways, it was this time that became the most productive for the writer - an ordinary citizen, previously unfamiliar with thieves' jargon and concepts, with the collapse of the USSR, was able to fully feel how deeply they penetrated into our lives. Most of the popular culture of the nineties in Russia is somehow connected with crime and criminality, and Pronin's works differed extremely favorably against the mediocre writings of most competitors. The freshness of his work was also given by the use of newcanons and ideas - it is believed that it was he who created one of the first and most popular Russian female detectives.

True Detective

"Thieves' themes of the nineties are not more interesting than any other time, it's just that the demand for "dashing" makes itself felt," says Viktor Pronin himself. The detective is his element and passion. The Soviet and Russian criminal subculture is nothing more than a shell, and the stories written by Pronin would fit in almost any place and time. The most important thing, according to him, is characters that inspire confidence - if this is a problem, then no authenticity will save, and vice versa. An excellent example of this is "Women's Logic". The first book in a series dedicated to the adventures of Olga Tumanova, or "Domestic Miss Marple", plunges us into the world of a pensioner who loves to read detective novels.

One of the author's most popular books, Women's Logic, perfectly demonstrates that "lawlessness" and "brothers" are not at all necessary in order to sell a detective story. Olga Tumanova, who instantly fell in love with readers, later embodied on the screen by Alisa Freindlikh, serves as an example of a strong independent female character, so rare in detective stories, especially domestic ones.

Pronin Victor Alekseevich: audiobooks

Viktor Alekseevich can boast of a really fruitful career as a writer - in his 77 years he managed to write more than fifty works, many of which are available in audio format. Among them are well-knownbooks like "Typhoon", "Death of the President", "The Supreme Measure", "Candibober", "Bad Omens", "You Must Know How to Win" and others. Also translated into audiobook format was his most famous series "Gang", later filmed for television under the title "Citizen Chief".

Pronin Viktor Alekseevich is a wonderful writer and person. Let's wish him inspiration and long life!