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Vladislav Olegovich Otroshenko

ウラジスラフ・オレゴビチ・オトロシェンコ

Vtoroshenko Vladislav Olegovich

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1959-11-20 (Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast, RSFSR, USSR)
Nationality
Soviet Union, Russia
Languages
Russian
Residence History
Moscow

Career

Occupations
prosaist, essayist
Active Years
1991-2024
Affiliations
PEN Club, Union of Russian Writers
Memberships
PEN Club, Union of Russian Writers
Nominations
Anti-Booker (2000), Andrey Bely (2007), Chekhovsky Dar (2010; 2011)

Education

Lomonosov Moscow State University
Faculty of Journalism
Country: Russia

Awards

Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the Field of Culture
2014
Work: Gogoliana and Other Stories
Organization: Government of the Russian Federation
Result: winner
Grinzane Cavour Prize
2004
Work: Persona vne dostovernosti / Testimonianze inattendibili
Result: winner
Yasnaya Polyana Prize
2003
Organization: named after L.N. Tolstoy
Result: laureate
Ivan Petrovich Belkin Prize
2004
Work: best novella in Russian
Result: winner
Artiada Rossii
1997
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Persona vne dostovernosti

2000 fantasy prose

A cycle of fantastical, grotesque stories based on historical sources.

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Translations
  • Italian: Testimonianze inattendibili

Bibliography

  • Paskhal'nye khokku (1991), Persona vne dostovernosti (2000), etc.

Translations of Works

  • English, French, Italian, German, Chinese, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Serbian, Slovak, Armenian, Estonian, etc.

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Abundance of tragicomic charactersExpressive language with southern Russian sparkHyperbolic images
Recurring Motifs
fantastic worldsgrotesquemythical realism

Legacy

Renowned Russian writer internationally acclaimed, winner of numerous literary prizes, known for unique style blending fantasy and reality.

Trivia

  • Served as a jury member for the Yasnaya Polyana Prize.