Eugene Vodolazkin

Eugene Vodolazkin (born 1964) is a Russian scholar and author.[1] Born in Kiev,[2] in 1996 he graduated from the Philological Department of Kyiv University. In the same year he entered the postgraduate course at the Pushkin House under Dmitry Likhachov. In 2000 he defended his doctoral thesis ‘On Translation of “Chronicle of George Hamartolos”’.[3]

Vodolazkin has been awarded fellowships from the Toepfer Foundation and Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. He has written for First Things and been published in Plough.[4] Won the Alexander Solzhenitsyn Literature Prize in 2019.[5][6]

Vodolazkin is considered to be the most important among contemporary Russian writers, his books are translated to many languages and received international recognition.[7]

He lives with his family in St. Petersburg.

Works

Publications

World History in Literature of Ancient Russia (based on XI - XV materials);[8]
Dmitry Likhachov and his Epoch: Memoirs, Essays, Documents, Photographs;[9]

Novels

The Abduction of Europa (2005);[10]
Solovyov and Larionov, Andrei Bely Prize, Big Book Award shortlist;
Laurus (2012), Yasnaya Polyana Literary Award, 21st century category, win; Big Book Award, first prize;[11]
The Aviator (2015), Big Book Award, second prize;[12]
House and Island: Language Tool (2015);
Brisbane (2018);[13]
The Pet Market (2019);
Go Dauntlessly (2020);
The Island Absolution (2020);[14]
Sister of Four (2020).[15]

References

"'Laurus' ("Лавр"): Evgeny Vodolazkin in Conversation with Josie von Zitzewitz".
Morrison, P. (2019-06-03). "Book Review: The Aviator, Eugene Vodolazkin". RBCC. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
Luchenko, K. (2014-01-29). "Евгений Водолазкин: Человек в центре литературы" [Eugene Vodolazkin: Man in Centre of Literature] (in Russian). Pravmir. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
"Eugene Vodolazkin".
Wilson, J. (2020-10-30). "Solzhenitsyn: More Than Fashionable". First Things. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
"Небеса "Авиатора" В Доме русского зарубежья состоялась церемония вручения премии Александра Солженицына" (in Russian). ‘Rossiyskaya Gazeta’. 2019-04-18. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
"Eugene Vodolazkin: The Russian multi award-winning novelist is translated into English for the first time". Edinburgh International Book Festival. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
Vodolazkin, E. "Всемирная история в литературе Древней Руси (на материале хронографического и палейного повествования XI—XV вв.)" (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-12-25.
Vodolazkin, E. "Дмитрий Лихачёв и его эпоха: Воспоминания. Эссе. Документы. Фотографии" (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-12-25.
Vodolazkin, E. (2005). Похищение Европы: история Кристиана Шмидта, рассказанная им самим (in Russian). ISBN 9785872883166. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
Kalfus, K. (2015-10-15). "Holy Foolery". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
"The Aviator by Eugene Vodolazkin review – a time-traveller's life". The Guardian. 2018-06-07. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
"Finalists announced for Russia's prestigious Big Book prize" (in Russian). Meduza. 2019-06-05. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
"Вышел новый роман Водолазкина "Оправдание Острова"" ['The Island Absolution': New Novel By Vodolazkin] (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 2020-11-27. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
"Evgeny Vodolazkin: "Russian literature has a special relationship with quarantine"". 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2020-12-12.

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[1] "'Laurus' ("Лавр"): Evgeny Vodolazkin in Conversation with Josie von Zitzewitz".

[2] Morrison, P. (2019-06-03). "Book Review: The Aviator, Eugene Vodolazkin". RBCC. Retrieved 2020-12-04.

[3] Luchenko, K. (2014-01-29). "Евгений Водолазкин: Человек в центре литературы" [Eugene Vodolazkin: Man in Centre of Literature] (in Russian). Pravmir. Retrieved 2020-12-04.

[4] "Eugene Vodolazkin".

[5] Wilson, J. (2020-10-30). "Solzhenitsyn: More Than Fashionable". First Things. Retrieved 2020-12-04.

[6] "Небеса "Авиатора" В Доме русского зарубежья состоялась церемония вручения премии Александра Солженицына" (in Russian). ‘Rossiyskaya Gazeta’. 2019-04-18. Retrieved 2020-12-04.

[7] "Eugene Vodolazkin: The Russian multi award-winning novelist is translated into English for the first time". Edinburgh International Book Festival. Retrieved 2020-12-04.

[8] Vodolazkin, E. "Всемирная история в литературе Древней Руси (на материале хронографического и палейного повествования XI—XV вв.)" (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-12-25.

[9] Vodolazkin, E. "Дмитрий Лихачёв и его эпоха: Воспоминания. Эссе. Документы. Фотографии" (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-12-25.

[10] Vodolazkin, E. (2005). Похищение Европы: история Кристиана Шмидта, рассказанная им самим (in Russian). ISBN 9785872883166. Retrieved 2020-12-25.

[11] Kalfus, K. (2015-10-15). "Holy Foolery". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-12-04.

[12] "The Aviator by Eugene Vodolazkin review – a time-traveller's life". The Guardian. 2018-06-07. Retrieved 2020-12-04.

[13] "Finalists announced for Russia's prestigious Big Book prize" (in Russian). Meduza. 2019-06-05. Retrieved 2020-12-25.

[14] "Вышел новый роман Водолазкина "Оправдание Острова"" ['The Island Absolution': New Novel By Vodolazkin] (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 2020-11-27. Retrieved 2020-12-25.

[15] "Evgeny Vodolazkin: "Russian literature has a special relationship with quarantine"". 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2020-12-12.