Marina Boroditskaya
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Marina Yakovlevna Boroditskaya (born 1954) is a Russian children's poet and translator.
Boroditskaya was born in Moscow
. She graduated from the Moscow State Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages.
She is an author of three books of poetry, twelve books of poems for children and numerous translations of poems and fairy tale
s from English. Her translation of Alan Garner
's The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
and The Moon of Gomrath
was honored by the British Culture Council.
She is also the lead of the "Literary Drugstore" program of the Radio of Russia (Радио России) station.
Boroditskaya was born in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. She graduated from the Moscow State Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages.
She is an author of three books of poetry, twelve books of poems for children and numerous translations of poems and fairy tale
Fairy tale
A fairy tale is a type of short story that typically features such folkloric characters, such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, dwarves, giants or gnomes, and usually magic or enchantments. However, only a small number of the stories refer to fairies...
s from English. Her translation of Alan Garner
Alan Garner
With his first book published, Garner abandoned his work as a labourer and gained a job as a freelance television reporter, living a "hand to mouth" lifestyle on a "shoestring" budget...
's The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen is a children's fantasy novel by English author Alan Garner, first published in 1960. The novel is set in and around Macclesfield and Alderley Edge in Cheshire, and tells the story of two children, Colin and Susan, who are staying with some old friends of their mother...
and The Moon of Gomrath
The Moon of Gomrath
The Moon of Gomrath is a fantasy story by the author Alan Garner, published in 1963. It is the sequel to The Weirdstone of Brisingamen.-Plot synopsis:...
was honored by the British Culture Council.
She is also the lead of the "Literary Drugstore" program of the Radio of Russia (Радио России) station.