Oleg Sobchuk

Postdoctoral Researcher, The Minds & Traditions group, Max Planck Institute for Geoanthropology

Oleg Sobchuk is a postdoctoral researcher in the Minds and Traditions research group (aka ‘the Mint’) at the Max Planck Institute for Geoanthropology in Germany.

Written by Oleg Sobchuk

Illustrated book cover for “Voyages Extraordinaires” by Jules Verne featuring a globe, ship, hot air balloon and portrait.

Are successful authors creative geniuses or literary labourers?

Some writers are explorers, like Edgar Allan Poe. Others are exploiters, like Jules Verne. Which type is better off?

by Oleg Sobchuk