Oleg Divov - the science fiction of our days

Divov Oleg Igorevich is a famous Russian writer working in a fantastic genre. Over the years, he has served as permanent member of the Union of Writers of the Russian Federation and the Council for Fiction and Adventure Literature under the RF JV. He is a member of the editorial team of the journal If., Fantasy and Futurology.

An active Internet user - in his "Live Journal" you can often read fresh excerpts from works that are just coming up by the author. And sometimes the story, story or novel is completely created on the basis of LJ's records. First, the magazine Divov led along with his former wife - a science fiction writer Svetlana Prokopchik.

Biography pages of Oleg Divov

The writer is an indigenous Muscovite. His appearance was held on October 3, 1968. His creative component of nature is due to parents who were known in the capital as hereditary restorers and engaged in their professional activities in the famous Tretyakov Gallery. To become a great artist or to continue the work of his parents - this never was in the minds of a young man. He wanted to write, but not pictures, but to capture his thoughts on paper, order words into sentences, and them, in turn, into harmonious meaningful texts. His desire, he surprised a lot of creative parents.

Oleg Igorevich early showed writer talent, while still a schoolboy. Since 1982, his articles are beginning to appear in the capital's publications. This was the beginning of journalistic activity, which encouraged him to enter the Moscow State University, of course, to the journalism faculty: the international department, television. However, it was not possible to finish his young writer due to numerous tails and regular absenteeism. He was expelled from the third year. Therefore, soon was called to serve in the ranks of the army, after which Oleg Divov firmly decided: do not continue studying.

Career of the science fiction writer

From here began his career as a free writer. In 1990, I started copywriting. He managed to create high-quality content for sites of completely different subjects. With him are the largest advertising agencies in Russia. He developed turnkey advertising campaigns for enterprises of any orientation. From his pen came a lot of advertising concepts, which were published not only in Russian, but also in various foreign publications.

In addition, Oleg Divov served as head of the press center of several large companies. In his spare time he took part in the shooting of television intellectual games "Brain-Ring" and "My Game". Impressions and memories from them find their place in the work of the writer "Law of the frontier."

After the change of five works by 1995, his work for the welfare of the state ends with the last statement "on his own". Divov officially becomes unemployed, but not idler.

Debut of the young author

The first acquaintance with the young science fiction writer took place in 1997. At this time, the unknown author Oleg Divov presented to the public a fantastic thriller called "Master of Dogs". He dedicated it to his four-legged friend Carme-Dot. In the same year, the writer produces the novels "Steel Heart" and "Brothers in Reason", which are related to the plot with the first work. These three novels The Divas modify and release the author's trilogy under the single name "Zombie Trail".

Creative way

Known author becomes after the publication of his novels "The best crew of the Sun" and "Law of the frontier", performed in the genre of social adventure fiction. They were published in 1998. Later, in 2000, the book "Interpretation of Dreams" became no less popular. But her appearance was already after the recognition of the author-fiction, which took place in 1999 after the publication of the author's anti-utopia "Vyborkovka."

Only at the very beginning of his creative career, Oleg Divov, whose bibliography is represented mainly by stories and stories, writes extraordinary novels. Later, he lacks less volume to tell his story fascinatingly and unobtrusively.

Author today

To date, Oleg Divov is considered the most popular domestic author of the fantasy genre. After many troubles with work, there has come a period in the writer's life, when he can afford even long-term creative crises. There is no acute need to make money. But not yet time for a carefree holiday, there is another dream that does not allow the author-fiction writer to sit idly by - the Nobel Prize in mathematics for a literary work.

An extraordinary science fiction writer Oleg Divov reviews about himself on the Internet collects a variety of. There are many who condemn him mainly for a carefree, maybe slightly unreasonable way of life. But there are many of his supporters, who adore the work of the domestic writer of a fantastic genre. His outstanding works are easy to read, an interesting plot preserves the intrigue until the very end.

Awards and Prizes

Divov received numerous awards and awards for his own work: more than thirty. His works have found a response in the heart of every Russian devotee of fiction. The only work not marked by any award was the novel from 1998 "The Best Crew of the Sun". But the author himself finds this quite reasonable explanation - abundant use of obscene vocabulary.