An eminent figure in Ukrainian literature and a public figure, Maria Matios is one of the most prolific Ukrainian authors and is considered one of the hundred most influential women in Ukraine.
Her works have been acclaimed by critics and audiences alike, and have been translated into a variety of languages, including English, Polish, Belarusian, Serbian, Romanian, Croatian, Russian, Japanese and Chinese. She has won numerous literary awards, including Book of the Year on three occasions and Coronation of the Word, as well as the prestigious Taras-Chevchenko National Prize in 2005, the Ukrainian state’s highest literary honor.
