The only author to win all three major Russian literary prizes (including the Russian Booker Prize), Mikhail Shishkin is one of the most acclaimed contemporary Russian literary figures. The" Guardian "said of Shishkin's writing: "richly textured and innovative. . . arguably Russia's greatest living [...]
The only author to win all three major Russian literary prizes (including the Russian Booker Prize), Mikhail Shishkin is one of the most acclaimed contemporary Russian literary figures. The" Guardian "said of Shishkin's writing: "richly textured and innovative. . . arguably Russia's greatest living [...]
Picture two people, young and in love. Picture them being separated from one another. Picture them keeping their love alive through letters. But now imagine they've not just been separated geographically, but also historically. Imagine that their love and letters now defy time and place, life and de[...]
Fate sends two star-crossed lovers, Sasha and Volodenka, on two separate journeys across space and time. Sasha finds herself as a young woman in a time not far from the present day. Volodenka finds himself as a young soldier in a horrific conflict at the turn of the twentieth century. Yet, despite t[...]
(Sinun kirjeesi)Lääkäriksi opiskeleva nuori Aleksandra kirjoittaa neuvostoarmeijassa palvelevalle poikaystävälleen Vladimirille. Kesämökkinaapurusten herkän hapuileva rakkaus saa pian tummempia sävyjä, kun sanojen voimaan uskonsa menettänyt Vladimir kaatuu sodassa. Molempien kirjeet jatka[...]
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(Kolme proosaa)Izmajilin valloitus. Neidonhius. Sinun kirjeesi. Tekijä on ainoana venäläiskirjailijana voittanut kaikki kolme kotimaansa arvostetuinta kirjallisuuspalkintoa.[...]