Russian Booker Prize
2 appearances
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Edition 2 (1993) Nominee
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Edition 5 (1996) Nominee
Viktor Petrovich Astafyev
ヴィクトル・ペトローヴィチ・アスターフィエフ
Viktor Petrovich Astafyev
Aliases:
Viktor Astafiev / Viktor Astaf'ev
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1924-05-01 （Ovsyanka, Krasnoyarsk Krai）
- Died
- 2001-11-29 （Krasnoyarsk） age 77
- Nationality
- Russian, Soviet
- Languages
- Russian
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Ovsyanka → Igarka → Chusovoy → Vologda → Krasnoyarsk
Career
- Occupations
- writer, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, soldier
- Active Years
- 1951-2001
- Affiliations
- RSFSR Union of Writers
- Memberships
- USSR Union of Writers
- Influenced
- Post-war Soviet war literature writers
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxim Gorky Literature Institute | — | Literature | — | 1959- | Soviet Union |
Maxim Gorky Literature Institute
Literature
Period:
1959-
Country:
Soviet Union
Enrolled in 1959, graduation unknown
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | USSR State Prize | King Fish | — | Soviet Government | 受賞 |
| 1991 | USSR State Prize | Sighted Staff | — | Soviet Government | 受賞 |
| 1975 | Maxim Gorky RSFSR State Prize | The Pass, Theft, Last Bow, Sheppard and His Wife | — | RSFSR Government | 受賞 |
| 1995 | State Prize of the Russian Federation | The Cursed and the Slain | — | Russian Government | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Hero of Socialist Labour | — | — | Soviet Government | 受賞 |
USSR State Prize
1978
Work:
King Fish
Organization:
Soviet Government
Result:
受賞
USSR State Prize
1991
Work:
Sighted Staff
Organization:
Soviet Government
Result:
受賞
Maxim Gorky RSFSR State Prize
1975
Work:
The Pass, Theft, Last Bow, Sheppard and His Wife
Organization:
RSFSR Government
Result:
受賞
State Prize of the Russian Federation
1995
Work:
The Cursed and the Slain
Organization:
Russian Government
Result:
受賞
Hero of Socialist Labour
1989
Organization:
Soviet Government
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Solzhenitsyn Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (2009) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Snows are Melting
1958 FictionNovel about the melting snows
Post-warNature
Theft
1966 FictionStory about theft
MoralitySociety
The Last Tribute
1968 Short storiesMemoirs of childhood
AutobiographicalSiberia
Tsar-Fish
1975 FictionEnvironmental issues around a giant fish
Nature destructionHumanity
Sad Detective
1986 FictionCrime and dark side of humanity
CrimeSocial critique
The Cursed and the Slain
1992 FictionEpic novel on the horrors of war
WarTruth from the trenches
Bibliography
- The Snow is Melting (1958)
- Theft (1966)
- The Last Tribute (1968)
- Sheppard and His Wife (1971)
- Czar Fish (1975)
- Sad Detective (1986)
- The Catching of Gudgeons in Georgia (1986)
- The Cursed and Killed (1995)
- The Will to be Alive (1995)
- The Jolly Soldier (1999)
Translations of Works
- The Horse with the Pink Mane, and Other Siberian Stories (1970)
- Queen Fish (1982)
- To Live Your Life and Other Stories (1989)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- RealismRich nature descriptionsTruth from the trenches
- Recurring Motifs
- Horrors of warSiberian natureDark side of humanity
Health
-
Stroke2000年Deteriorated health in later years, related to death
Legacy
Prominent Soviet and Russian writer, innovator in war literature, pioneer of 'Truth from the Trenches' movement. Krasnoyarsk State Pedagogical University named after him. Memorial house in Ovsyanka.
Museums
- Viktor Astafyev House-Museum Ovsyanka, Krasnoyarsk Krai
- House in Krasnoyarsk Akademgorodok Krasnoyarsk
In Popular Culture
- Appears on Abkhazia and Russia stamps
Quotes
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About the War... what do I know? Everything and nothing. I was a common soldier...
Source: Autobiographical interview (2000) -
I entered a world that was kind and open and I loved it wholeheartedly. I leave a world that is alien, evil and vile and I have nothing to say...
Source: Last words before death (2001)
Trivia
- Lost right eye in war
- Numerous English translations