Maria Reva

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Maria Reva is a Canadian writer. [1] [2] She is most noted for her short story collection Good Citizens Need Not Fear . [3]

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Life

Born in Ukraine, Reva moved to Canada with her family in childhood, and grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is an MFA graduate of the University of Texas. [1] Good Citizens Need Not Fear, her debut collection, was based in part on family stories of life in Soviet-era Ukraine. [4] In 2025, her debut novel Endling was published. [5] [6]

Apart from writing fiction, Reva writes librettos for operas working with various composers, including her sister, Anna Pidgorna. [1]

Her work has been published in The Atlantic , McSweeney's and the Best American Short Stories anthologies.

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