Maks Szczur
Illustration — Ščur in 2023 Maksim Ščur (born 5 December 1977 in Brest, Belarus) is a Belarusian translator, writer and poet. From 1994 until 1998, he was a student at the Minsk State Linguistic University. He has been living in Prague, Czech Republic since 1998.
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Maks Szczur
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- Born
- 1977 · Brest.
- Nationality
- Belarus · Sweden
- Occupation
- translator · writer · poet
- Fields
- literature · literary activity · poetry · translating activity
- Education
- Belarusian State University of Foreign Languages
- Honours
- Janka Juchnaviec Literary Award · Jerzy Giedroyc Literary Award
- Languages
- Belarusian · Czech · Spanish
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Illustration — Ščur in 2023 Maksim Ščur (born 5 December 1977 in Brest, Belarus) is a Belarusian translator, writer and poet. From 1994 until 1998, he was a student at the Minsk State Linguistic University. He has been living in Prague, Czech Republic since 1998.
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His notable novels are written in Czech, Swedish and Polish language including Śmierć tyrana (Сьмерць тырана, 1997), Amfiteatar (Амфітэатар, Prague-Gdansk, 1999), Rańni zbor (Раньні збор, Stockholm 2006), Amalhama (Амальгама, Mińsk 2010). In 2004, he was awarded for Janki Juchnauca for his novel Tam dzie nas niama (Там дзе нас няма). In March 2026, a Belarusian court added Maks Ščur's book Tam dzie nas niama to the list of extremist materials.
Maks Szczur studied at Belarusian State University of Foreign Languages. The recorded working language is Belarusian, Czech and Spanish. The field of work recorded is literature, literary activity and poetry. Distinctions recorded are Janka Juchnaviec Literary Award and Jerzy Giedroyc Literary Award.
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Maks Szczur born at Brest.
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The authorities additionally record the heading Maks Ščur. His recorded languages were Belarusian, Czech, Spanish and English. Recorded as having received Janka Juchnaviec Literary Award and Jerzy Giedroyc Literary Award.
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