Russian Booker Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (2000) Nominee
Marina Palei
まりーな・あなとりえゔな・ぱれい
Marina Anatolyevna Palei
Aliases:
Marina Paley / Marina Anatolyevna Spivak
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1955-02-01 （Leningrad (now St. Petersburg)）
- Nationality
- Russian, Dutch
- Languages
- Russian
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Leningrad → Netherlands
Career
- Occupations
- writer, poet, scriptwriter
- Active Years
- 1984-2025
- Affiliations
- Democratic Union, Writers' Union
- Memberships
- Auteursbond (Dutch Union of Writers and Translators), Netwerk scenarioschrijvers (Dutch Associations of Film and TV professionals), Federation of Screenwriters in Europe
- Nominations
- Smirnoff-Booker Prize shortlist (The Lunch), I.P. Belkin Prize shortlist (The Farm), The Big Book Prize shortlist (Klemens), I.P. Belkin Prize shortlist (Raya & Aad)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leningrad Institute of Medicine | — | Medicine | — | 1972-1978 | USSR |
| Maxim Gorky Literature Institute | — | Literature | 優等卒業 | 1988-1991 | USSR/Russia |
Leningrad Institute of Medicine
Medicine
Period:
1972-1978
Year of Graduation:
1978
Country:
USSR
Studied medicine
Maxim Gorky Literature Institute
Literature
Degree:
優等卒業
Period:
1988-1991
Year of Graduation:
1991
Country:
USSR/Russia
One of only five women accepted in class of eighty
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Russian Award | Choir | — | — | winner |
The Russian Award
2011
Work:
Choir
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Evgesha and Annushka
1990 novellaNovella that made her famous
homelessnessexistentialism
Cabiria of the Obvodnyi Channel
1991 novellaBrought instant critical acclaim and nomination for Russian Booker Prize
existential insecurity
The Lunch
2000 novelShortlisted for Smirnoff-Booker Prize
Choir
2011 novelWinner of The Russian Award
Bibliography
- Ward of Lost Souls (1991)
- Wind-Field (1998)
- Long Distance, or the Slavic Accent (2000)
- The Lunch (2000)
- Klemens (2007)
- Choir (2011)
Translations by Author
- Translations of Italian, Dutch, Greek, English, Slovenian poetry and Flemish prose
Translations of Works
- Translated into many languages including English, German, French, etc.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyricalprogressive development of Russian literature traditions
- Recurring Motifs
- homelessness and insecuritynature and childhood
Health
-
nervous breakdown1983Recovered and began writing poetry in 1984
Legacy
Literary achievements highly regarded internationally, included in university programs, subject of studies
Trivia
- Dutch writer of Jewish origin writing in Russian
- Cut ties with Russia since 2014