Russian Booker Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (2007) Nominee
Aleksey Vladimirovich Tarnovitski
アレクセイ・ウラジーミロヴィチ・タルノーヴィツキー
Aleksey Vladimirovich Tarnovitski
Aliases:
Алекс Тарн / Aleks Tarn
Pen Names:
Aleks Tarn（Pen name used for literary works）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1955-02-20 （Arsenyev）
- Nationality
- Israeli
- Languages
- Russian, Hebrew
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Primorsky Krai, Arsenyev → Leningrad → Beit Aryeh-Ofarim, Israel
Career
- Occupations
- writer, journalist
- Active Years
- 2002-2024
- Nominations
- Russian Booker Prize Finalist (Ashes), Russkaya Premia Longlist (Girshuni), Russkaya Premia Longlist (Dor)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Yuri Stern Prize for Literature | — | — | Ministry of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Jerusalem Journal Prize | The Protocols of the Elders of Zion | — | Jerusalem Journal | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Mark Aldanov Literary Prize | Last Cain | — | New Journal | 受賞 |
Yuri Stern Prize for Literature
2015
Organization:
Ministry of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption
Result:
受賞
Jerusalem Journal Prize
2003
Work:
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
Organization:
Jerusalem Journal
Result:
受賞
Mark Aldanov Literary Prize
2009
Work:
Last Cain
Organization:
New Journal
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
2003 Contemporary proseA philosophical parable, parody, and thriller combining elements. The protagonist is a James Bond-like action man set in Israeli reality during the Arab-Israeli conflict crisis.
Israeli lifeArab-Israeli conflictParody
Quasimodo
2004 Contemporary proseA novel about a dog with near-human consciousness, transforming from a funny story about Israeli bums into a parable of retribution.
Animal consciousnessRetributionIsraeli society
Ashes
2006 Contemporary proseSecond book in the trilogy about Berl. Finalist for Russian Booker Prize 2007.
FateGodReturn
To steal Lenin
2008 Satirical fantasyFour friends steal Lenin's mummy from the Mausoleum. Translated to Slovak in 2012.
SatirePoliticsFriendship
Translations
- Slovak translation
Bibliography
- Twilight of Ideologies
- The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
- Quasimodo
- Jonas
- Ashes
- They always come back
- God doesn't play dice
- And I'll bring you back
- The Dome
- The Notes of Puppeteer
- To steal Lenin
- Girshuni
- Dor
- Last Cain
- The Book
Translations of Works
- To steal Lenin (Slovak)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- satiricalparodicthrillerphilosophical parable
- Recurring Motifs
- Israeli lifepolitical and cultural critiqueexploration of humanity
Legacy
Israeli writer writing in Russian, known for contemporary prose, finalist for Russian Booker Prize, and other awards. His works often depict Israeli society post-immigration.