Russian Booker Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (2001) Nominee
Tatyana Tolstaya
タチアナ・ニキーチチナ・トルストヤ
Tatyana Nikitichna Tolstaya
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1951-05-03 （Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg)）
- Nationality
- Russian
- Languages
- Russian
- Residence History
- Leningrad → Moscow → United States
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, TV host, Publicist, Novelist, Essayist
- Active Years
- 1983-2024
- Affiliations
- Nauka publishing house
- Influenced By
- Anton Chekhov, Leo Tolstoy, Vladimir Nabokov, Mikhail Bulgakov, Nikolai Gogol
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leningrad State University | — | Classical Philology | — | 1970-1974 | USSR |
Leningrad State University
Classical Philology
Period:
1970-1974
Year of Graduation:
1974
Country:
USSR
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ivan Belkin Literary Award | Aetherial Worlds | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Writer of the Year Grand Prix | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Russian National Television Best Talk Show | The School for Scandal | — | Russian National Television | 受賞 |
Ivan Belkin Literary Award
2018
Work:
Aetherial Worlds
Result:
受賞
Writer of the Year Grand Prix
2020
Result:
受賞
Russian National Television Best Talk Show
2003
Work:
The School for Scandal
Organization:
Russian National Television
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
On the Golden Porch
1983 Short storyCollection of short stories marking her literary debut.
Everyday lifepsychological insightnaturesurrealism
Translations
- Antonina W. Bouis translation
Bibliography
- On the Golden Porch (1983)
- Sleepwalker in a Fog (1992)
- White Walls (2007)
- Aetherial Worlds (2018)
- The Slynx (2000)
Translations of Works
- Numerous English translations
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- LuminousHauntingNabokovian language loveSurreal
- Recurring Motifs
- Post-Soviet lifeHuman inhumanityArt's sovereignty and helplessness
Health
-
Eye surgery1982During three months of rehabilitation, she began writing.
Legacy
Prominent contemporary Russian writer from the Tolstoy family, key figure in perestroika literature.
In Popular Culture
- Known as descendant of Tolstoy family.
Trivia
- From the Tolstoy family. Grandfather Aleksei Nikolaevich Tolstoy was a writer.
- Sister Natalia Tolstaya is also a writer.
- Son Artemy Lebedev founded Art. Lebedev Studio.