Tatiana Tolstaya

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Russian novelist, short story writer, and essayist
Born: May 3, 1951

factoid #1
Part of a veritbale Russian-writer dynasty: She is (author) Leo Tolstoy's great-grandniece, and (author) Aleksey Tolstoy's granddaughter. Her grandmother is the poet Natalia Krandievskaya Tolstaya. And her grandfather on the other was the literary translator Mikhail Lozinsky.

factoid #2
Tolstaya is the co-host of a popular Russian television show called, The School for Scandal. Think of it as Fresh Air, but for TV. And in Russia. Hmm.

known for
Kick-ass short stories. She is becoming increasingly recognized, as well she should be, as one of the major, post-war, European writers. Her work often draws to light the disparity between her character's dreams and ideals, and the gritty reality of contemporary Russia. Sleepwalker in a Fog, is not to be missed.

some other things this author has written
On the Golden Porch
Sleepwalker in a Fog
Pushkin's Children: Writings on Russia and Russians
The Slynx