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Andrei Germanovich Volos

アンドレィ・ゲルマーノーヴィチ・ウォロス

Andrei Germanovich Volos

Aliases: Андрей Германович Волос / Андрей Волос

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1955-08-04 (Stalinabad (now Dushanbe))
Nationality
Russian
Languages
Russian, Tajik
Residence History
Dushanbe, Tajik SSR → Moscow, Russia

Career

Occupations
Writer, Geophysicist, Programmer
Active Years
1979-2024
Affiliations
Union of Soviet Writers, Moscow Writers' Union, PEN Club, Public council of Novy Mir magazine
Memberships
Union of Soviet Writers, Moscow Writers' Union, PEN Club

Education

Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas
Industrial geophysics
Period: 197? - 1977
Year of Graduation: 1977
Country: Soviet Union
Maxim Gorky Literature Institute
Period: 複数回入学
Country: Russia
Entered twice, no graduation

Awards

State Prize of the Russian Federation
2000
Work: Khurramabad
Category: 文学・芸術
Organization: Government of the Russian Federation
Result: 受賞
Russian Booker
2013
Work: Return to Panjrud
Result: 受賞
Russian Student Booker
2013
Work: Return to Panjrud
Result: 受賞
Ivan Bunin literary award
2013
Result: 受賞
Novy Mir magazine award
2000
Work: Khurramabad
Organization: Novy Mir magazine
Result: 受賞
Anti-Booker Prize
1998
Work: Khurramabad manuscript
Result: 受賞
Moscow Penne Award
1998
Work: Series of stories
Organization: Italy
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Khurramabad

2000 Novel

A novel alluding to Dushanbe through the Tajik-style name.

Central AsiaIdentity

Real Estate

2001 Novel

Maskaw Mecca

2003 Novel

Animator

2005 Novel

The Victor

2008 Novel

Recreates the storming of the presidential palace in Kabul.

Afghan War

Return to Panjrud

2013 Novel

Hero is the great Tajik-Persian poet Rudaki.

Classical PoetryTajik Culture

Bibliography

  • Khurramabad (2000)
  • Real Estate (2001)
  • Maskaw Mecca (2003)
  • Animator (2005)
  • The Victor (2008)
  • Return to Panjrud (2013)

Translations by Author

  • Translations of Tajik poetry

Translations of Works

  • Translated into English, German, Mongolian

Style & Themes

Recurring Motifs
Central Asian landscapesWar

Legacy

Russian contemporary writer of Central Asian origin. Recipient of State Prize and Russian Booker. Professor at Maxim Gorky Literature Institute.

Trivia

  • Began literary career translating Tajik poetry in Dushanbe.
  • Entered Maxim Gorky Literature Institute twice.