Alexei Ivanov (writer)

Alexei Ivanov
Born	November 23, 1969 Gorky, USSR
Genre	Fiction

Alexei Viktorovich Ivanov (Russian: Алексе́й Ви́кторович Ивано́в; born November 23, 1969) is a Russian writer.

Ivanov was born in Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod) into a family of shipbuilding engineers. In 1971 the family moved to Perm, where he grew up. In 1987, he entered Ural State University as a journalism student. He left college after a year, returning in 1990 to study art and culturology and getting his degree in 1996.

His first publication was a fantastic story called "Hunt for the Great Bear," published in the magazine Uralsky sledopyt in 1990. After returning to Perm, Ivanov worked as a guard, schoolteacher, university teacher, and tourist guide; the latter occupation brought him to study local history, which he later explored in his writing. He first became known for his 2003 novel Serdtse Parmy (The heart of Parma).

Ivanov was awarded the Mamin-Sibiryak Prize in 2003; the Eureka, Start, and Bazhov prizes in 2004; and the Book of the Year and Portal prizes in 2006. He has been nominated three times for the National Bestseller prize.

In 2010, Ivanov gained notice as "an unrelenting critic of the ... team from Moscow" which was leading a "cultural revolution" from the "top down" in Perm.^[1]

Ivanov has, according to a newspaper article published on 6 April 2011, never travelled abroad.^[2]

Bibliography

Novels

Year	Phonetic title	Original title	Translation of title	English title	Notes
1992	Obshchaga-na-Krovi	Общага-на-Крови
2003	Serdtse Parmy, ili Cherdyn' — knyagina gor	Сердце Пармы, или Чердынь — княгиня гор	The heart of Parma, or Cherdyn is the queen of mountains
2003	Geograf globus propil	Географ глобус пропил			Adapted into a movie The Geographer Drank His Globe Away
2005	Zoloto bunta, ili Vniz po reke tesnin	Золото бунта, или Вниз по реке теснин
2007	Bluda i MUDO	Блуда и МУДО
2009	Letoischisleniye ot Ioanna	Летоисчисление от Иоанна
2011	Psoglavtsy	Псоглавцы
2012	Community	Комьюнити

Screenplays

• The Geographer Drank His Globe Away, 2013
• Tsar, 2009

References

1. Bohlen, Celestine, "In a Sleepy Russian City, Not All Welcome a Cultural Revolution", The New York Times, November 26, 2010 (November 27, 2010 p. C1 NY ed.). Retrieved 2010-11-28.
2. Who's who in Russia's new writing talent – Telegraph

External links

• Ivanov's home page
• OKNO literary agency author page