Vayner Brothers

The Vayner Brothers (Russian: Братья Вайнеры[1]), Arkady Vayner (1931-2005) and Georgy Vayner) (1938-2009), were popular Soviet mystery fiction writers of Russian Jewish descent. Together they authored some 150 books and 22 screenplays.[2][3][4]

Both have been awarded with the Order of the Badge of Honour (March 1988) and they individually have other awards.

Novels

  • Clock For Mr. Kelly (Часы для мистера Келли, 1967)
  • I, the Investigator... (Я, следователь…, 1968)
  • Walking By Touch At Noon or The Right to Walk on the Earth (Ощупью в полдень or Право ходить по земле, 1969)
  • Two Among the People (Двое среди людей, 1969)
  • Vertical Race (Гонки по вертикали, 1971)
  • Visit to Minotaur (Визит к Минотавру, 1972)
  • Age of Mercy (Эра милосердия, 1976)
  • Medicine Against Fear (Лекарство для Несмеяны or Лекарство против страха, 1978)
  • I'm On Duty in the City (Город принял!, 1978)
  • The Victims Have No Claims or Drive Around of Downed Cats And Dogs On the Road (Потерпевшие претензий не имеют or Объезжайте на дорогах сбитых кошек и собак, 1986)

Filmography (screenplays)

  • I, the Investigator... (1971)
  • Night Visit (Ночной визит, 1974, first adaptation of Visit to Minotaur)
  • Poverty Certificate (Свидетельство о бедности, 1977, adaptation of Clock For Mr. Kelly)
  • Medicine Against Fear (1978)
  • The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed (Место встречи изменить нельзя, 1979, adaptation of Age of Mercy)
  • I'm On Duty in the City (1979)
  • Vertical Race (1983)
  • The Victims Have No Claims (1986)
  • Visit to Minotaur (1987)
  • Entrance to the Labyrinth (Вход в лабиринт, 1989, second adaptation of Medicine Against Fear)

See also

  • Satan, a 1991 film based on the novel Nonhuman by Arkadi Vayner, but the director failed to reach an agreement with Vayners, and he wrote a new screenplay loosely based on the central idea of Vayners' novel

References

  1. ^ Note: "Вайнер" is the Russian-language transcription of the surname Weiner.
  2. ^ "Он мечтал написать "Полет пингвина". Русский писатель Георгий Вайнер похоронен в США ("He Dreamed to Write Penguin's Flight". Russian Writer Georgy Vayner Is Buried in the USA) (retrieved October 27, 2016)
  3. ^ Arkadiy Vayner at IMDb
  4. ^ Georgiy Vayner at IMDb


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