Russian Booker Prize
2 appearances
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Edition 10 (2001) Nominee
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Edition 20 (2011) Winner
Alexander Pavlovich Chudakov
アレクサンドル・パヴローヴィチ・チュダーコフ
Aleksandr Pavlovich Chudakov
Aliases:
Alexander Chudakov
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1938-02-02 （Shchuchinsk）
- Died
- 2005-10-03 （Moscow） age 67
- Nationality
- Soviet Union, Russia
- Languages
- Russian
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Shchuchinsk → Moscow
Career
- Occupations
- philologist, literary scholar, writer
- Active Years
- 1960-2005
- Influenced By
- Anton Chekhov, Viktor Shklovsky, Yuri Tynyanov
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Russian Booker Prize | A Gloom is Cast Upon the Ancient Steps | 十年間の最高作 | Russian Booker Foundation | 受賞 |
Russian Booker Prize
2011
Work:
A Gloom is Cast Upon the Ancient Steps
Category:
十年間の最高作
Organization:
Russian Booker Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A Gloom is Cast Upon the Ancient Steps
2005 autobiographical novelAutobiographical novel.
lifememory
Bibliography
- A Gloom is Cast Upon the Ancient Steps
- Studies on Chekhov
- Collections of Viktor Shklovsky
- Collections of Yuri Tynyanov
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- formalist analysisdetailed commentary
- Recurring Motifs
- stairsgloommemory
Health
-
head injury from fall2005-10-03fatal
Legacy
Known for his studies on Chekhov and awarded the Russian Booker Prize of the decade for his autobiographical novel.
Trivia
- His wife was Marietta Chudakova.
- He died ironically by slipping on an unlit staircase, echoing his novel's title.