Russian Booker Prize
3 appearances
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Edition 4 (1995) Nominee
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Edition 11 (2002) Winner
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Edition 20 (2011) Nominee
Oleg Olegovich Pavlov
オレグ・オレゴビチ・パヴロフ
Oleg Olegovich Pavlov
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1970-03-16 （Moscow）
- Died
- 2018-10-07 （Moscow） age 48
- Nationality
- Russia
- Languages
- Russian
- Residence History
- Moscow
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, short-story writer
- Active Years
- 1994-2018
- Influenced By
- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
- Nominations
- Shortlisted for Russian Booker Prize (1995, Captain of the Steppe), Shortlisted for Russian National Literary Award 'Big Book' (2010), Russian Booker of the Decade nominee (2011)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxim Gorky Literature Institute | — | — | — | — | Russia |
Maxim Gorky Literature Institute
Country:
Russia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Russian Booker Prize | The Matiushin Case | — | Booker Prize Foundation | winner |
| 2012 | Solzhenitsyn Prize | — | — | — | winner |
| 2017 | Angelus Award | — | — | — | winner |
| 2012 | Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger | — | — | — | winner |
Russian Booker Prize
2002
Work:
The Matiushin Case
Organization:
Booker Prize Foundation
Result:
winner
Solzhenitsyn Prize
2012
Result:
winner
Angelus Award
2017
Result:
winner
Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger
2012
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Solzhenitsyn Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (2012) Winner
Angelus Central European Literature Award
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (2017) Winner
Yasnaya Polyana Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (2020) Winner
Works
Major Works
Captain of the Steppe
1994 NovelA novel set in a Soviet prison camp in the last days of the empire, inspired by the author's military service.
Fall of the Soviet UnionPrison lifeHumanity
Translations
- English translation by Ian Appleby (2013)
The Matiushin Case
2002 NovelSecond novel in the Tales from the Last Days trilogy. Winner of the Russian Booker Prize.
End of the Soviet eraFateSuffering
Translations
- English translation (2014)
Requiem for a Soldier
NovelThird novel in the Tales from the Last Days trilogy.
WarDeathSoviet Union
Translations
- English translation by Anna Gunin (2015)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- RealismRich psychological portrayal
- Recurring Motifs
- Soviet prison campsHuman sufferingFate
Health
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Head injury軍務中Hospitalization, psychiatric ward stay, early discharge from army
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Heart attack2018年Cause of death
Legacy
Prominent Russian writer representing the renaissance in Russian literature, known for depicting prison life in the last days of the Soviet Union, winner of major literary prizes.
Trivia
- Published his first novel at age 24
- Served as a prison guard in Kazakhstan during military service
- Used letters from the Solzhenitsyn Foundation in his writing