Gromov Alexander Nikolaevich, writer: biography and creativity

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Gromov Alexander Nikolaevich was born in a family of employees on August 17, 1959 in Russia (Moscow). The famous science fiction writer is 59 years old, the zodiac sign is Leo. Marital status - married, has a daughter. In the article we will talk about the biography of Alexander Gromov and his work.

Introduction

Alexander Nikolaevich is a Russian science fiction writer and a laureate of literary awards. His adventure stories were known not only in his homeland, but also in Europe. In 2014, based on the plot of the book by Alexander Gromov, a fantastic film was shot and released.

There is little to tell about the childhood of a talented writer. Alexander never gave his interviews on the topic of early age. But journalists and fans of the writer do not care about this fact.

Youth

At a young age, the guy was fond of mathematics and engineering. Therefore, he did not think long about where he would go in the future. It was the capital's energy institute. The young specialist graduated from an educational institution with good grades and recommendations. Due to this, the leaders of the institute proposedyoung talent to try himself at the All-Russian Research Institute of Radio Engineering.

However, three years later, the writer Alexander Gromov decided to move to the RNII of space instrumentation. At this place, he worked for 16 years as a research engineer.

In an interview, a talented science fiction writer said that in the last couple of years there was little to explore at the RNII. Therefore, he locked himself in a separate room, where no one bothered him, and indulged in his favorite work. And already in 2002 he became a popular author of fantasy stories. We must pay tribute - it was read by the whole country. At the same time, Gromov Alexander Nikolaevich makes an important decision in his life: he leaves his job and devotes himself to literary art. For many, this was a huge surprise.

How did it all start?

It is worth saying that in his student years, young Alexander was not fond of science fiction. But somehow he was advised to read the book "The Tale of the Troika", which was written by the Strugatsky brothers. Since then, the writer liked the fantasy genre, and he caught fire with literary creativity. Three years later Gromov Alexander sat down to write his first book.

Alexander made his first attempts to write his masterpiece back in the 80s. But the release of his first work took place only in 1991. He wrote the story "Tekodont", which was published in the popular magazine "Ural Pathfinder". After some time, the science fiction writer released the next book - the novel "Time to Failure", which was also published in the famous newspaper. And it is withthese stories began the dizzying glory of Alexander Gromov.

In 1995, he introduced the adventure book "Soft Landing" to the world, which later began to be published in series. For a unique and interesting work, the science fiction writer received the A. Belyaev Literary Prize.

In 2008, the European Community will assign writer Alexander Gromov the title of the best author of the year. He writes mostly science fiction and historical fiction. However, sometimes there are stories with a touch of fantasy in his works.

In the popular bestsellers of the author, the characters are tested by money, power, and also develop spiritually and evolve. Gromov Alexander adds a little humor to his novels and stories. Thanks to this, stories are read easily and naturally.

Screenings

The famous writer Alexander Gromov always wanted to make a film based on his stories. His wish came true in the winter of 2014. It was a sci-fi film directed by Dmitry Grachev "The Calculator". The main roles were played by such actors as Anna Chipovskaya, Vinnie Jones and Evgeny Mironov.

The script for the film was written by the science fiction writer back in 2009. I sent it to several film companies, but no one offered to make a film. However, later Dmitry Grachev drew attention to his work. It was he who suggested that the producers make a film based on this story. Gromov Alexander liked the film adaptation of the book, although it has undergone strongscript changes. In addition, he praised the excellent acting and stunning special effects.

Artworks

The science fiction writer has written many novels, short stories and short stories. Among them:

• "Lord of the Void" (novel, 1997).
• "Waterline", "Year of the Lemming" (novels, 1998).
• "Forbidden World" (novel, 2000).
• "Turtle Wings" (novel, 2001).
• "Tomorrow Comes Forever" (novel, 2002).
• "The First of the Mohicans" (novel, 2004).
• "Feudal" (novel, 2005).
• "Russian lasso" (novel, 2007).
• "Rebus Factor" (novel, 2010).
• "Sand Dam" (novel, 2011).

• "The Calculator" (novel, 2000).
• "Computer-2" (story, 2015).
• "Calculator-3" (novel, 2017).
• "Bobugabi" (short story, 2009).
• "Suddenly it flies from somewhere" (short story, 2003).
• "Give you a star" (short story, 2001).
• "Gourmets" (short story, 2010).
• "New Hybrids" (short story, 2005).
• "Fat, Lazy, Dangerous" (short story, 2003), etc.

Writer's personal life and interests

The talented author of popular books lives with his wife and daughter. Alexander Gromov considers himself a romantic person. Likes fishing, hunting, traveling and springkayaking along the northern river. Recently, the writer traveled along the route Selizharovka - Volga. Many fans of his work find a similarity of interests between kayaking and writing books. Indeed, in his stories, he also describes the struggle with obstacles.

In addition to the above hobbies, Gromov Alexander Nikolaevich discovered another hobby - astronomy. And even independently made two telescopes. To further immerse himself in the atmosphere of a new hobby, the writer became a member of the All-Union Astronomical and Geodetic Society (VAGO).

Fantastic for himself noted other equally talented authors:

1. Anatoly Rybakov.
2. Svyatoslav Loginov.
3. Sergey Lukyanenko.
4. Oleg Divov.
5. Kurt Vonnegut.
6. Robert Heinlein.
7. Alfred Bester.

Author Alexander Gromov now

The famous science fiction writer to this day pleases his like-minded people with new works. In the spring of 2018, Alexander Gromov completed writing a book from the Star Pyramid series. It is worth noting that the last part of the story was developed jointly with another talented author, Dmitry Baikalov.

At the same time, Alexander Gromov promised his fans that the third book from the "Computer" series will be released, which will be called "Orbit for One". Also in the summer, the author gave fans another piece - "Ultimate Weapon".

Russian science fiction writer very often goes to rest at his dacha. In addition, he does not stopits tradition in the form of kayaking. In 2017, Alexander Gromov conquered the waters of the Volga and Bolshaya Kosha. A popular author celebrated his birthday on a trip (Kolomna - Zaraysk - Konstantinovo - Ryazan).

Gromov Alexander Nikolayevich has been keeping his blog in LiveJournal for a long time. There, the writer shares announcements of upcoming bestsellers, political opinions and talks about his daily affairs.