biography
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| (1962– )
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| biography:
| Writer, born in Moscow, Russia. He is considered the leading Russian novelist of his generation and a satirist of both the human and the Russian condition. His first novel, Omon Ra (1992), was acclaimed for its high satire and youthful enthusiasm. This was followed by a collection of stories, The Blue Lantern and Other Stories (1993), and a novel, The Yellow Arrow (1994), both of which were awarded literary prizes in Russia. Another satirical novel, The Life of Insects (1998), reflects the collapsing Soviet empire. Babylon (2000) is a humorous dig at the westernization of Russia following the influx of American goods and ideas, while Clay Machine Gun (2000) is a satire on Russian crime and corruption. |
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