Yasnaya Polyana Literary Award
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Edition 14 (2016) Winner
Narine Abgaryan
ナリンエ・アブガリヤン
Narine Abgaryan
Aliases:
Նարինե Յուրիի Աբգարյան / Наринэ Юрьевна Абгарян
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1971-01-14 （Berd, Tavush Province, Armenia）
- Nationality
- Armenian
- Languages
- Russian, Armenian
- Residence History
- Berd, Armenia → Moscow, Russia
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Novelist, Blogger
- Active Years
- 2010-2025
- Nominations
- 2011 Big Book Award nominee
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yerevan Brusov State University of Languages and Social Sciences | — | Russian Language and Literature | — | 1988-1993 | Armenia |
| Berd High School | — | — | — | — | Armenia |
Yerevan Brusov State University of Languages and Social Sciences
Russian Language and Literature
Period:
1988-1993
Year of Graduation:
1993
Country:
Armenia
Majored in teaching Russian language and literature
Berd High School
Year of Graduation:
1988
Country:
Armenia
Also attended music school specializing in piano
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Manuscript of the Year Award | Manyunya | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Big Book Award | — | — | — | ノミネート |
| 2013 | Baby-NOS Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Alexander Grin Literature Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Yasnaya Polyana Literary Award | Three Apples Fell from the Sky | 21世紀部門 | Yasnaya Polyana Foundation | 受賞 |
Manuscript of the Year Award
2011
Work:
Manyunya
Result:
受賞
Big Book Award
2011
Result:
ノミネート
Baby-NOS Award
2013
Result:
受賞
Alexander Grin Literature Award
2015
Result:
受賞
Yasnaya Polyana Literary Award
2016
Work:
Three Apples Fell from the Sky
Category:
21世紀部門
Organization:
Yasnaya Polyana Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Manyunya
2010 novelAutobiographical novel about childhood memories featuring a girl named Manyunya.
ChildhoodFamilyHumor
Adaptations
- [Theater] Manyunya (2014)
- [TV series] Manyunya (2021)
- [Animation] Manyunya / Sarik Andreasyan (2023)
Translations
- Translated into 14 languages
Bibliography
- Manyunya (2010)
- Manyunya Writes a Fiction Novel (2011)
- A Transplant Girl (2011)
- Manyunya, Ba's Jubilee and Other Agitations (2012)
- Semyon Andreevich. Chronicle in Scribbles (2012)
- People Who are Always with Me (2014)
- Three Apples Fell from the Sky (2015)
- Mura's Happiness (2015)
- Zulali (2016)
- People of Our Yard (2016)
- To Live On (2018)
- Simon (2020)
Translations of Works
- Three Apples Fell from the Sky (English, 2020, trans. Lisa C. Hayden)
- To Go On Living (English, 2025, trans. Margarit Ordukhanyan & Laza Torlone)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Warm and humorous styleVivid, colloquial narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- Childhood memoriesFamily bondsShadows of war
Legacy
Armenian writer based in Russia, named one of Europe's brightest authors by The Guardian in 2020. Popular for works ranging from children's to adult literature.
In Popular Culture
- Manyunya adapted into theater, TV, and animation
Trivia
- Eldest of five siblings. Father a doctor, mother a teacher.
- Paternal grandfather Armenian refugee from Western Armenia.
- Has one child.