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Aleksandr Kabakov

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Aleksandr Kabakov
Александр Кабаков
Born
Aleksandr Abramovich Kabakov

(1943-10-23)23 October 1943[1]
Died18 April 2020(2020-04-18) (aged 76)[3]
Moscow, Russia
Occupation(s)Writer and journalist


Aleksandr Abramovich Kabakov (Russian: Александр Абрамович Кабаков; (22 October 1943 - 18 April 2020), was a Russian writer and journalist.[4]

Biography

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Aleksandr Kabakov was born in 22 October 1943 in Novosibirsk, where his family had been evacuated during World War II.[5] He studied mechanics and mathematics in Dnipropetrovsk, and worked in a missile factory after graduation. Eventually, he landed at the railroad industry newspaper Gudok [ru], where he worked for more than a decade; he also worked at Moscow News and Kommersant.[6][7]

He became well known during the Perestroika period for his dystopian novel No Return, which was translated into multiple languages and also adapted into a film.[8] The English translation was done by Thomas Whitney.[9] Other noted works include The Last Hero (1995) and Nothing's Lost (2003), which won the second jury prize from the Big Book Award and the Apollon Grigoriev Prize [ru].[10] With Yevgeny Popov, he co-wrote a book of reminiscences about the writer Vasily Aksyonov that was shortlisted for the 2012 Big Book Award.[11]

He died in Moscow in 18 April 2020.[12]

Works

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  • Aksyonov (co-written with Evgeny Popov) – second jury prize, Big Book Award, 2012
  • Nothing's Lost – Big Book Award finalist, 2006, won second jury prize; won the Apollon Grigoriev Prize, 2004
  • Moscow Tales – Big Book Award finalist, 2006; won Prose of the Year, 2005; won the Ivan Bunin Prize [ru], 2006
  • No Return (Невозвращенец) (William Morrow & Co., 1990, tr. Thomas Whitney)
  • Anthologies: “Shelter” in Read Russia! (Read Russia, 2012, tr. Daniel Jaffe) and Life Stories: Original Works by Russian Writers (Russian Life, 2009, tr. Anna Seluyanova)
  • A Runaway (Беглец), 2009
  • The Imposter (Самозванец), 1997

References

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  1. ^ "Alexandre Kabakov (auteur de Non-retour)". Babelio (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  2. ^ "Alexandre Kabakov (auteur de Non-retour)". Babelio (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  3. ^ "Умер писатель и журналист Александр Кабаков - ТАСС". TACC (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  4. ^ "Александр Кабаков | Серебряный Дождь". www.silver.ru (in Russian).
  5. ^ "Евгений Попов и Александр Кабаков представили книгу о Василии Аксёнове". kbanda.ru.
  6. ^ "Кабаков Абрам Яковлевич, Москва, Востряковское". Toldot.com — Иудаизм и евреи.
  7. ^ "Умер писатель и журналист Александр Кабаков". tass.ru.
  8. ^ "Кабаков Абрам Яковлевич :: Память народа". pamyat-naroda.ru.
  9. ^ "Александр Кабаков: «Самое главное я понял в 12 лет". lechaim.ru.
  10. ^ "ВОЙНА В ЧЕЧНЕ: "Известия" публикуют призыв интеллигенции остановить войну — Расцвет российских СМИ" (in Russian). www.yeltsinmedia.com.
  11. ^ "Писатель Евгений Попов рассказал о последних днях жизни Александра Кабакова". www.mk.ru (in Russian).
  12. ^ "Alexander Kabakov".