Peter Aleshkovsky
Peter Aleshkovsky | |
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Born | Pyotr Markovich Aleshkovsky September 22, 1957 Moscow |
Nationality | Russian |
Education | Moscow State University |
Occupation(s) | Writer, historian, broadcaster, television presenter, journalist and archaeologist |
Spouse | Tamara Eidelman |
Children | Dmitry Aleshkovsky |
Parent(s) | Mark Khaimovich Aleshkovsky and Natalia Germanovna Nedoshivina |
Pyotr Markovich Aleshkovsky (Russian: Пётр Ма́ркович Алешко́вский; born 22 September 1957) is a Russian writer, historian, broadcaster, television presenter, journalist and archaeologist.[1]
Biography
Peter Aleshkovsky was born on 22 September 1957 to historian Mark Khaimovich Aleshkovsky and Natalia Germanovna Nedoshivina in Moscow. Russian bard and writer Yuz Aleshkovsky is his uncle. Aleskhovsky is the husband of Tamara Eidelman, a son-in-law to Natan Eidelman, and he is the father of photographer Dmitry Aleshkovsky . He graduated with a degree in history from the Moscow State University in 1979.[2][3]
Working with "Союзреставрация" (Soyuzrestaurations) from 1979 to 1985, he restored several monasteries in northern Russian regions, among them Novgorod, Kirillo-Belozersky, Ferapontov and Solovetsky. He began writing stories since 1989 in the journal Wolga, then switching to numerous other magazines, among them The Youth, October and The Capital. From 2000 to 2002 he worked at the literary magazine Book's Revue, and hosted the TV show with the same name on Rossiya. From 2007 to 2008 he maintained a weekly column in the journal The Russian Reporter. In 2008 he also wrote essays there. He hosted the television show Alphabet of Reading on Culture. Themes and style of his literary works are individual, ranging from Gothic and realistic stories, fairy tales and historical narrations, often with a touch of humour.[2][3] "His works are richly descriptive and evocative of the uniquely Russian worldview, while at the same time tapping into universal human emotions and experiences".[4]
Awards
Aleshkovsky won the Russian Booker Prize in 2016 for his novel The Citadel.[5] His book Skunk: A Life (Жизнеописание Хорька) was nominated for the 1994 Booker, Vladimir Chigrintsev two years later for the same accolade, and A Fish (Рыба) was nominated for the 2006 Booker and the 2006 Big Book.
References
- ^ "Факультет ненужных вещей". www.radiorus.ru.
- ^ a b Пётр Алешковский – Новая литературная карта России (in Russian). The New Literary Map of Russia. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ a b Писатели России. Петр Алепковский (in Russian). Vologda Oblast's Universal Scientific Library. Archived from the original on 12 April 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ "Peter Aleshkovsky: The Official Site". Russian Life. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ "Peter Aleshkovsky: 2016 Russian Booker Laureate".
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