MOZHAYEV Boris A.

Mozhayev Boris Andreyevich (p. 1923), novelist.
Born 1 June in the village Pitelin Ryazan region.

In 1948 he graduated from the Higher Technical Engineering School in Leningrad, the Navy, served as a naval officer in the Far East and China. Already in those years began to study journalism. In 1954 was published the first story in a local magazine, since 1956 works Mozhayeva appear in the central press: "frazil", "Sanya", "the thin".

. Collected and processed tales Udege people - Udeghe Tales "(1955).

. In 1960, wrote a series of essays on the problems of rural life and agriculture: "The Earth is waiting" (1961), "Land and hands" and "Experiments on Earth" (1964)
. On the same theme - the novel "Polyushko-field" (1965). The journal Novy Mir in 1966, was published novel "The Life of Fedor Kuzma, criticizes, and only in 1973 was allowed to publish it in the book" Forest road "under the new title" Live. "

. In 1976 Mozhayev wrote his most famous work - the novel "The men and women."

. In 1978 comes a collection of "old stories" (novels and short stories).

. In 1982, publishes the novel "One and a half square meter and a collection of nonfiction" The smell of mint and bread. "

. In the 1980 release of the different genre of works Mozhayeva: "Rain will" (novel, novella and short stories), "Do I remember the old?" (sketches, essays, novels and short stories).

. In recent years, were written "Russian detective stories, not like anything" (1993), a collection of short stories "Master of the Taiga" (1994), a book of short stories and essays "Eclipse" (1995)
. B. Mozhayev lives and works in Moscow.