Russian Booker Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (2000) Winner
Mikhail Pavlovich Shishkin
ミハイル・パヴローヴィチ・シシュキン
Mikhail Pavlovich Shishkin
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1961-01-18 （Moscow）
- Nationality
- Russian, Swiss
- Languages
- Russian, German, English
- Residence History
- Moscow (1961-1995) → Zürich (1995-2011) → Near Basel (2011-present)
Career
- Occupations
- writer, translator, teacher, journalist, road worker, street sweeper
- Active Years
- 1993-
- Influenced By
- Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Pushkin, Bunin, Chekhov
- Nominations
- Best Translated Book Award shortlist (2013, Maidenhair)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow State Pedagogical University | — | Department of German and English | — | — | Russia |
Moscow State Pedagogical University
Department of German and English
Country:
Russia
Studied German and English
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Russian Booker Prize | The Taking of Izmail | — | Russian Booker Foundation | winner |
| 2005 | Russian National Bestseller Award | Maidenhair | — | — | winner |
| 2006 | Big Book Prize | Maidenhair | — | — | winner |
| 2010 | Big Book Prize | Pismovnik | — | — | winner |
| 2005 | Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger | — | Essay | — | winner |
| 2007 | Grinzane Cavour Prize | Capelvenere (Maidenhair) | — | — | winner |
| 2011 | International Literature Award | Venushaar (Maidenhair German translation) | — | Haus der Kulturen der Welt | winner |
Russian Booker Prize
2000
Work:
The Taking of Izmail
Organization:
Russian Booker Foundation
Result:
winner
Russian National Bestseller Award
2005
Work:
Maidenhair
Result:
winner
Big Book Prize
2006
Work:
Maidenhair
Result:
winner
Big Book Prize
2010
Work:
Pismovnik
Result:
winner
Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger
2005
Category:
Essay
Result:
winner
Grinzane Cavour Prize
2007
Work:
Capelvenere (Maidenhair)
Result:
winner
International Literature Award
2011
Work:
Venushaar (Maidenhair German translation)
Organization:
Haus der Kulturen der Welt
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Taking of Izmail
1999 NovelBreakthrough novel that won the Russian Booker Prize.
Russian self-awareness
Adaptations
- [Theater]
Translations
- Translated into 30 languages
Bibliography
- Calligraphy Lesson (1993)
- One Night Befalls Us All (1993)
- Blind Musician (1994)
- The Taking of Izmail (1999)
- Maidenhair (2005)
- Pismovnik (2010)
Adaptations
- All novels adapted into theater dramas in Russia
Translations of Works
- English, German, French, Italian, etc. 30 languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Wonderfully lucid and concise languageReaches to Pushkin traditionInfluenced by Tolstoy, Dostoevsky
- Recurring Motifs
- Power of the wordLove and deathReality and fantasy
Legacy
Russian-Swiss writer, the only one to win Russian Booker, National Bestseller, and Big Book Prize. Books translated into 30 languages.
Quotes
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No award has ever made a book better.
Source: Interview (2012) -
Shishkin's language is wonderfully lucid and concise. Without sounding archaic, it reaches over the heads of Tolstoy and Dostoevsky to the tradition of Pushkin.
Source: Literary Supplement (2010)
Trivia
- Designated as foreign agent by Russian government (2025)
- Holds Swiss citizenship
- Contributed to The New York Times, WSJ, etc.