Dmitri Aleksandrovich Yemets (Russian: Дми́трий Алекса́ндрович Емец, born 27 March 1974) is a Russian author of children's and young adult fantasy literature.
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| Born | 27 March 1974 Moscow, RSFSR, USSR |
| Occupation | writer |
| Spouse | Maria |
| Children | 7[1] |
He is most famous for his Tanya Grotter series and spin-offs, which he calls "a parody" or, alternatively, as "a sort of Russian answer" to Harry Potter. He has been repeatedly threatened by J.K. Rowling to be sued; however, the books still are very popular, with the first, The Magic Double Bass, selling about 100,000 copies. Despite speculation of a film version, none has been made to date, likely for legal reasons. However, a play based on the books was performed at bookstores following the release of the ninth installation. After third book, "Tanya Grotter" stopped being a parody and became an independent book cycle.[2]
The author of cycles "Tanya Grotter", "Methodius Buslaev", "Filja Hitditch", "Space pirate Krox", "Mutants".
He once said that "The story with the legal dispute is not pleasant for me. However, I think that the fact that J.K. Rowling’s lawyers went to court implies the fact of weakness. I hope that Tanya Grotter will become stronger at court."[3]
Yemets is married and has seven children. His English blog[4] provides links to English translation of some of his books.
References
edit- ^ Дмитрий Емец про бунт пупсиков и самый главный секрет родителей
- ^ "Rowling blocks Grotter release". BBC News. 3 April 2003. Retrieved 27 March 2007.
- ^ "Trash City: News you may have missed - March, 2003". www.trashcity.org. Archived from the original on 2007-05-02. Retrieved 2006-12-10.
- ^ "Dmitrii Aleksandrovich Emets's Blog". www.goodreads.com.
External links
edit- Official website (in Russian)
- "Tanya Grotter"'s official site (in Russian)
- "Methodium Buslaev"'s official site (in Russian)
- "ШНыр"'s official site (in Russian)
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