Yuri Andrukhovych (13 March 1960, Ivano-Frankivsk) — is a contemporary Ukrainian writer, essayist, poet, translator and public figure. Among his most notable works are novels Рекреації (Recreations, 1992), The Moscoviad, (Московіада, 1993), Perverzion (Перверзія, 1996), Twelve circles (Дванадцять обручів, 2003), The Secret (Таємниця, 2003), and Justicia's lovers (Коханці юстиції, 2017).
Andrukhovych's biggest literary awards include: * BBC Ukraine "Book of the Year" (2018) for novel «Justicia's lovers»