Russian Booker Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (2010) Nominee
Margarita Mikhailovna Khemlin
マルガリータ・ミハイロヴナ・ヘムリン
Marugarīta Mihairōvuna Khemlin
Aliases:
Маргарита Хемлин
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1960-07-06 （Chernihiv）
- Died
- 2015-10-24 （Moscow） age 55
- Nationality
- Russian, Soviet Union
- Languages
- Russian
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Chernihiv, Ukrainian SSR → Moscow, Russia
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short-story writer, editor, theatre reviewer
- Active Years
- 1991-2015
- Affiliations
- Channel One Russia
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxim Gorky Literature Institute | — | — | — | 1980-1985 | Russia |
Maxim Gorky Literature Institute
Period:
1980-1985
Year of Graduation:
1985
Country:
Russia
Supervisor: Lev Ozerov
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Znamya prize | About Berta, About Iosif | — | Znamya magazine | won |
| 2008 | Big Book prize | Queueing Area | — | — | shortlisted |
| 2009 | Russian Booker prize | Klotsvog | — | — | shortlisted |
| 2013 | Russian Booker prize | The Investigator | — | — | shortlisted |
| 2013 | Inspector NOSE prize | The Investigator | best post-Soviet detective book | — | won |
Znamya prize
Work:
About Berta, About Iosif
Organization:
Znamya magazine
Result:
won
Big Book prize
2008
Work:
Queueing Area
Result:
shortlisted
Russian Booker prize
2009
Work:
Klotsvog
Result:
shortlisted
Russian Booker prize
2013
Work:
The Investigator
Result:
shortlisted
Inspector NOSE prize
2013
Work:
The Investigator
Category:
best post-Soviet detective book
Result:
won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Klotsvog
2009 novelA novel about the life of a Jewish-Ukrainian woman
Jewish identityLife after Soviet Union collapse
Translations
- Trans. Lisa C. Hayden, Columbia University Press, 2019
Bibliography
- Queueing Area (2008)
- Klotsvog (2009)
- Krayniy (2010)
- The Investigator (2012)
Translations of Works
- The Investigator (trans. Melanie Moore, 2015)
- Klotsvog (trans. Lisa C. Hayden, 2019)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realismJewish perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- Soviet eraJewish experience
Legacy
Known as a Jewish-Ukrainian novelist in Russian literature, best known for Klotsvog
Trivia
- Jewish-Ukrainian writer
- Jury member for O. Henry Prize Russian short stories (2012)