(1856-1916)
Ivan Franko was born in a family of 27 August 1856 farrier., With. Nahuyevychi (Lviv region). Franco studied at the village school, first in Nahuievychi, and then in the neighboring village of Jasenice stronger. In 1864 he went to study in Drohobych "normal" school.
In 1865. his family happens to the mountain - the father dies. Soon the house of Ivan Franko comes stepfather Grin Gavrilik. It is about the death of his father Ivan Franko write his first poem "Velikden 1871 Year" (1871.). His stepfather was not an evil man, and given the opportunity to continue their studies stepson. In 1867. future writer graduated from the school and from 1873. to study at the school, which ends at the "excellent" July 26, 1875. and receives a matriculation. During his studies in the gymnasium at Frank's mother Maria died (in 1872)., Which he loved and devoted his memories in his poem "Pіsnya i Prace" (1883.), In the poem "The Ugly on mezhі" (1881.).After the death of his stepfather mother remarried, but his attitude to the adopted son has not changed and helped him to continue to learn.
From an early age, "Kobzar" Taras Shevchenko became a favorite book Franko. In high school he went on the formation of his world, so also interested in Polish, German, French literature. As a result, Franco came to the conclusion that the basis of the Ukrainian literary language to be their native language.
In the summer of 1874. Ivan Franko traveling alone for the first time and makes Pidkarpatiya folklore records. After Drobobych autumn 1875. he went to Lviv, he arrives at the Philosophy Faculty of the University of Lvov. A lot of writing and became the most influential person in the magazine "Friend." Even a schoolboy he published his first literary works in the quarter Student University in Lviv magazine "Friend." Studetns joining the "Academic Circle," Franco became an active employee of the magazine and the author of "Friend." In the journal he places poetry, translations, print the first great novel "Petrії i Dovbuschuki." Franco also published the translation of the novel "What?" M. Chernyshevsky in the journal "Friends" (1877.).
Its activities through denunciations envious, soon was seen, and it, along with members of the journal "Friend" was arrested. In prison, Franko spent 8 months. before the trial, and sentenced him to only 6 weeks. After leaving the prison with the writer he did not give up and continued to work. At the M.Pavlikom Franko began to publish the journal "Social Activities", which prints his poem "Tovarisham іz jails", "Patrіotichnі porivi", the beginning of the novel «Boa constrictor». Unfortunately, after the second issue of the magazine police confiscated, so I had to change the name of the magazine to "Dzvіn."
The renamed log Franco published his famous poem "Kamenyarі" and the story "My strіcha s Oleksy." The last issue of the magazine (fourth) came under the name "Hammer" .This release Ivan Yakovlevich finished print story «Boa constrictor», a satirical poem "The Ballad of Nahum Bezumovicha" a very popular article "Lіteratura, її zavdannya i nayvazhnіshі tsіhi" .