Russian Booker Prize
2 appearances
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Edition 17 (2008) Nominee
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Edition 23 (2014) Winner
Vladimir Alexandrovich Sharov
ウラジーミル・アレクサンドローヴィチ・シャーロフ
Urajīmiru Arekusandorovichi Sharov
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1952-04-07 （Moscow）
- Died
- 2018-08-17 （Moscow） age 66
- Nationality
- Russian
- Languages
- Russian
- Religion
- Unknown （Baptismal Name: Unknown）
- Residence History
- Moscow
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, historian
- Active Years
- 1991-2018
- Affiliations
- PEN International
- Memberships
- PEN International
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voronezh State University | Faculty of History | Department of History | — | 1970年代-1984年 | Russia |
Voronezh State University
Faculty of History
/ Department of History
Period:
1970年代-1984年
Year of Graduation:
1984
Country:
Russia
Defended thesis on the historiography of the Time of Troubles and Ivan the Terrible's Oprichnina
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Russian Booker Prize | Return to Egypt | — | Booker Prize Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Big Book | Return to Egypt | — | National Literary Award | 3位 |
Russian Booker Prize
2014
Work:
Return to Egypt
Organization:
Booker Prize Foundation
Result:
受賞
Big Book
2014
Work:
Return to Egypt
Organization:
National Literary Award
Result:
3位
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Before and During
1993 FictionA novel that views Russian history through a biblical lens
Russian historyApocalypseMysticism
Translations
- Trans. Oliver Ready (English)
The Rehearsals
1992 FictionHistorical reality scrambled and eroticized
HistoryMonologues of the dead
Translations
- Trans. Oliver Ready (English)
Return to Egypt
2013 NovelRussian Booker Prize winner
HistoryReligion
Bibliography
- A Trace in the Footprint (1991)
- The Rehearsals (1992)
- Before and During (1993)
- Do I Have No Regrets (1995)
- The Old Girl (1998)
- Raising Lazarus (2002)
- Be as Children (2008)
- Return to Egypt (2013)
- The Kingdom of Agamemnon (2018)
Translations of Works
- Translated into Italian, French, English
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Clear and directHallucinatoryPoetic
- Recurring Motifs
- Russian historyBiblical interpretationsSorrow
Legacy
Controversial Russian novelist whose works were translated and praised internationally
In Popular Culture
- Praised by critics in English-speaking world
Quotes
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If Russian history is indeed a commentary to the Bible
Source: Review of Before and During (2014) -
Historical reality is scrambled, eroticized, permitted impossible juxtapositions
Source: Caryl Emerson review (2014)
Trivia
- Father was Alexander Sharov (Shera Nurenberg), a Soviet children's writer
- Gave lectures at Harvard, Oxford, Cambridge