Russian Booker Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (2009) Nominee
Yelena Alexandrovna Katishonok
エレナ・アレクサンドロヴナ・カティショノク
Yelena Aleksandrovna Katishonok
Aliases:
Elena Katishonok / Jelena Katischonok
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1950 （Riga）
- Nationality
- Soviet Union, United States
- Languages
- Russian
- Residence History
- Riga, Latvia → Boston, United States
Career
- Occupations
- poet, novelist, translator, literary editor
- Active Years
- 2005-2025
- Affiliations
- Vremya Publishing House, Hermitage Publishers, M-Graphics Publishing
- Nominations
- Russian Booker Prize shortlist (2009), Bunin Prize shortlist (2012), Big Book longlists multiple
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Latvia | — | philological department | — | 1968頃 | Latvia |
University of Latvia
philological department
Period:
1968頃
Country:
Latvia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Yasnaya Polyana Literary Award | Once There Lived an Old Man with His Old Woman | — | Yasnaya Polyana Foundation | winner |
| 2009 | Gogol Prize | Once There Lived an Old Man with His Old Woman | love and family novel | — | winner |
| 2024 | The Hemingway Canadian Literary Award | Translations of Wisława Szymborska's poetry | — | — | winner |
Yasnaya Polyana Literary Award
2011
Work:
Once There Lived an Old Man with His Old Woman
Organization:
Yasnaya Polyana Foundation
Result:
winner
Gogol Prize
2009
Work:
Once There Lived an Old Man with His Old Woman
Category:
love and family novel
Result:
winner
The Hemingway Canadian Literary Award
2024
Work:
Translations of Wisława Szymborska's poetry
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Yasnaya Polyana Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (2011) Winner
Works
Major Works
Once There Lived an Old Man with His Old Woman
2006 family sagaFirst novel in the family saga genre about the Ivanovs family.
familylovehistory
Translations
- German: Das Haus in der Palissadnaja
- French: Il était une fois un vieux et une vieille (excerpt)
Counterclockwise
2009 novelContinuation of the saga.
timefamily
As a Man Leaves
2011 novelContinuation of the saga about departures.
lossfamily
Translations
- German: Das Haus in der Palissadnaja
- Estonian: Kui inimene läheb ära
Light in a Window
2014 novelContinuation of the saga.
hopefamily
The Notebook
2005 poetryFirst poetry book.
everyday life
The Pheasant Hunt
2008 poetry with photosPoetry collection with photographs.
Order of Words
2009 poetryPoetry book.
Jack Who Built the House
2021 novelRecent novel.
Children’s Album
2021 novelNovel as diary of a late mother.
The Return
2025 novelSeventh novel.
Bibliography
- The Notebook
- Once There Lived an Old Man with His Old Woman
- The Pheasant Hunt
- Order of Words
- Counterclockwise
- As a Man Leaves
- Light in a Window
- Happy Felix
- Children’s Album
- Jack Who Built the House
- The Return
Translations by Author
- Translations of Wisława Szymborska's poetry
- 100+1 wiersz / 100+1 стихотворение
Translations of Works
- Das Haus in der Palissadnaja (German)
- Kui inimene läheb ära (Estonian)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- family saga developmentpoetic expression
- Recurring Motifs
- family historyflow of timehome
Legacy
American Russian-language writer known for family sagas, multiple literary awards.
Trivia
- Born in Riga, Russian-language writer.
- Emigrated to USA in 1991.