Taras Prokhasko studied Biology at Lviv University. He has worked as a radio operator, an editor, a bartender, the host of a radio program, a forester, a teacher, a gallery proprietor, a screen writer, a video operator and a gardener. For the past ten years he has worked as a journalist. He is the author of Inshi dni Anny (Anna's Other Days, 1998), FM Halychyna (FM Galicia, 2001), Neprosti (The UnSimple, 2002), Leksykon tayemnykh znan (Lexicon of Secretive Knowledge, 2005), Z tsyoho mozhna bulo b zrobyty kilka opovidan (Could Have Made a Couple of Stories from This, 2005), and Port Frankivsk (2006). He has also published a number of books in his Inshiy Format series featuring interviews he conducted with leading Ukrainian intellectuals. Several of Mr. Prokhasko's books have been translated and published in Poland, Russia and Germany. His novella Necropolis and novel The UnSimple have been translated and published in English. Taras Prokhasko is the recipient of the Joseph Conrad Award (2007) as well as Korrespondent magazine's Best Ukrainian Book Award (2006, 2007).
Kad bibliot膿k膩 gr膩matu klubi艈a vajadz墨b膩m mekl膿ju ukrai艈u literat奴ru, man ieteica 拧o gr膩matu, ko izsniedza ar piez墨mi: "M膿s t膩 ar墨 墨sti nesaprotam, vai t膩 ir b膿rnu gr膩mata vai nav."
Iesp膿jams, lai saprastu visu mazo zv膿ri艈u noz墨mi, man j膩izlasa k膩da no iepriek拧膿j膩m 拧墨s s膿rijas gr膩mat膩m. Tik un t膩 ciemo拧anos pie grie姆iski run膩jo拧aj膩m kaz膩m 募oti izbaud墨ju un gribu k膩rt膿jo reizi doties uz Grie姆iju. 艩oreiz beidzot uz k膩du salu.
Un gr膩mat膩 var atrast burv墨gus domugraudus! Man膩 cit膩tu klad墨t膿 beidzos 拧is tas ar墨 no b膿rnu gr膩matas. Ja vien t膩 ir b膿rnu gr膩mata. Es s膩ku saprast bibliotek膩res koment膩ru.
Delf墨ni (jo tie tie拧膩m bija delf墨ni) s膩ka st膩st墨t par sevi, par haiziv墨m, par asto艈k膩jiem un va募iem, un v膿l par to, ka zem 奴dens dz墨vo trakoti daudz da啪膩du rad墨bu, kas gan l墨dzin膩s, gan nel墨dzin膩s cita citai. Ar墨 br墨啪os, kad 奴dens virsma 拧姆iet mier墨ga, dzi募um膩 visu laiku k膩ds dzimst, mirst, iem墨las, str墨das, k膩ds k膩du 姆er, k膩ds no k膩da b膿g, k膩ds ar k膩du satiekas, k膩ds atvad膩s, k膩ds di啪ojas un k膩ds cen拧as b奴t neman膩ms. [...] - Ek, cik dz墨v膿 m膿dz b奴t d墨vaini, - noteica Dambi艈a. - M墨募ie delf墨ni, ja m膿s neb奴tu j奴s sastapu拧i, tad dom膩tu, ka j奴su nav.
N膩kamais cit膩ds diezgan 募oti ietver vienu no svar墨g膩kaj膩m dom膩m, bet, lai to l墨dz galam saprastu, tik un t膩 j膩izlasa visa gr膩mata.
- Nu, tad k膩 var saprasties ar kazu? - pies膿zdams uz br墨va kr膿sla blakus Marti艈ai, joko v膩veru t膿tis.
- 幕oti vienk膩r拧i. - Marti艈a p膩r brill膿m noraug膩s vi艈膩. - Vajag tikai grib膿t. Bet no s膩kuma vajag satikties.