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Boris Khazanov

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Boris Khazanov

Aliases: Gennady Moiseevich Faibusovich / Boris Hazanov / Борис Хазанов

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1928-01-16 (Leningrad)
Died
2022-01-11 (Munich) age 93
Nationality
Russia
Languages
Russian, German
Residence History
Leningrad, Soviet Union → Moscow, Soviet Union → Munich, Germany

Career

Occupations
writer, doctor
Active Years
1955-2022
Affiliations
Radio Free Europe

Education

Moscow State University
philology department
Period: 1940年代後半
Year of Graduation: 1948
Country: Soviet Union
Arrested in the last year of studies

Awards

Hilde-Domin-Preis für Literatur im Exil
1998
Organization: City of Heidelberg
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Mythos Russland: Betrachtungen aus deutscher Zuflucht

1986 Essay

Observations from German exile

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Gegenzeit

1986 Novel

Die Königsstunde

1990 Novel

Unten ist Himmel

1993 Novel

Der Zauberlehrer

1996 Novel

Vögel über Moskau

1998 Novel

Bibliography

  • Mythos Russland: Betrachtungen aus deutscher Zuflucht (1986)
  • Gegenzeit (1986)
  • Die Königsstunde (1990)
  • Unten ist Himmel (1993)
  • Der Zauberlehrer (1996)
  • Vögel über Moskau (1998)

Translations by Author

  • Translations of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz into Russian

Style & Themes

Literary Style
exile literature style
Recurring Motifs
RussiaexileGulag experience

Health

  • Imprisonment for anti-Soviet activity
    1949-1955
    Imprisoned in Unzhlag

Legacy

Known as a Russian exile writer, acclaimed for works based on Gulag experience