(In)Visible by Ivan Baidak Book Review (#GeekDis)
2022-09-14
(In)Visible Review (In)Visible by Ivan Baidak starts with a scene at a family dinner where a young Adam is berated by his father for hisRead More →
Ivan Baidak
Іvan Baidak (born in 1990) is a daring Ukrainian fiction writer and poet whose debut novel Personally Me Personally for You (2013) became a national bestseller and garnered excellent critical reviews. His two short story collections, Role Plays (2014) and The Shadows of Our Dates (2017), topped bookstore bestseller lists. His latest novel A man with my name (2019) was excellent proof of the writer’s maturity.
In 2020, he wrote a social novel about the inclusion “Invisible”, which received publicity among the elite of society. The book was recognized as one of the best in 2020 according to PEN Ukraine. There was a theater play staged based on the book, and several photo exhibitions devoted to the topic were organized. The book is translated and published in Canada (Guernica Editions), Poland (Anagram) and Italy (Fides Edizioni)
Originally from Ukraine, he’s lived in many places across the world, including Poland, Austria, Mexico, and the United States where he attended creative writing classes at the City College of San Francisco. His short stories have been translated into English, German, Serbian, Polish, Spanish, and Italian, and presented at European literary festivals.