My favourite writer

My favourite writer.

As I study English I try to read as many stories by English writers as possible. The names of English writers and poets such as W. Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie and many others are well-known to educated people all over the world. When I think about English writers the first name that comes to my mind is that of Charles Dickens. He was born in 1812 in Portsmouth; he was the second of eight children in the family. In 1823 facing a financial ruin, the family moved to London, where Charles began to work in a warehouse for six shillings a week. At that time his father was arrested for debt. Only at the age of 15 he got a job in a legal firm. Soon he became a reporter for the "Morning Chronicle" and shortly after wrote "Pickwick Papers". When "Pickwick Papers" were published he became the most popular living novelist in England and held the position until he died. After that he published novel after novel: "Oliver Twist", "David Copperfield" and many others. There was no other novelist in England who had such a hold on all classes of people already during his lifetime. The popularity of his books hasn't dominated with time. The great-heartedness of the author appears to the contemporary reader as much as it did a century ago. I'd like to tell you some words about his wonderful book "Oliver Twist". It's a very touching story about the hard life of English orphans in the workhouse. The miserable adventures of Oliver Twist can't leave the reader indifferent. There is no better description of children's suffering in the world of cruelty, but nevertheless Dickens believes in kindness and generosity of people. The author died in 1870. Like most Belarusians I am proud of such giants of Belarusian literature as Kupala, Kolas, Bogdanovich, Korotkevich, Bykov and many others. But'my favourite writer is Korotkevich, the author of historical novels, plays, short stories. He was born in Orsha in 1930. He studied in Kiev University and took a course in literature and cinematography in Moscow. Korotkevich started his literary career as a poet. He published his first poem in 1955. But his main interest was the history of Belarus. Among Korotkevich's best works about the past of Belarus are the novels "Old Legend", "The Black Castle of Olshany" and his novel about Kastus Kalinovsky. Korotkevich's book "The Land Beneath White Wings" speaks of the author's love for his motherland, its people and its beautiful nature. Plays by Korotkevich are staged at the theatre of Belarus. The most popular among them is "The Wild Hunt of King Stakh". It's a pity that Korotkevich died in the prime of his creative life. It was an immense loss for Belarusian literature.