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Roman Senchin
54 books17 followersRU: Роман Сенчин
Roman Senchin was born in Siberia in 1971 where he subsequently grew up. Having completed his engineering studies he then went on to study at a Moscow literature institute where he still lectures today. His prose has made him one of the most prominent exponents of "New Realism". His works have so far been translated into German, French and a number of other languages. Roman Senchin lives in Moscow.
Awards: 2010 Short list Big Book Award
2010 Short list National Bestseller
2009 Short list Russian Booker Prize
Sold to: France/ Noir sur Blanc
Hungary/ Europa
Netherlands/ Douane
Poland/ Noir sur Blanc
Serbia/ Samizdat, Бернар
Sweden/ Bonnier
Roman Senchin was born in Siberia in 1971 where he subsequently grew up. Having completed his engineering studies he then went on to study at a Moscow literature institute where he still lectures today. His prose has made him one of the most prominent exponents of "New Realism". His works have so far been translated into German, French and a number of other languages. Roman Senchin lives in Moscow.
Awards: 2010 Short list Big Book Award
2010 Short list National Bestseller
2009 Short list Russian Booker Prize
Sold to: France/ Noir sur Blanc
Hungary/ Europa
Netherlands/ Douane
Poland/ Noir sur Blanc
Serbia/ Samizdat, Бернар
Sweden/ Bonnier
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November 10, 2022
Как всегда у Сенчина - безжалостно гениально. Авторская Москва нулевых живописует и тусовками, и алкоголем, и баксами, и откатами, и снобизмом, но напрочь лишена хоть какого-то налёта гламура и того романтично-притягательного флёра, так знакомого нам по книгам и сериалам, намерено низведена до подробных описаний бытового алкоголизма и сомнительного нытья мужчин среднего возраста. Образ рассказчика получился настолько цельным и завершенным, что даже открытый финал сюжета всей повести практически не оставляет вопросов. Восхитительно, новые "Елтышевы" в декорациях современной России, до ужаса реалистично и тонко подано.
March 17, 2012
The Information is a first-person narrative told by yet another Russian Nameless Guy antihero: this guy's life goes from bad to worse when he finds out, by snooping on his wife's phone, that his wife is having an affair. Nameless Guy spends hundreds of pages drinking, visiting Dagestan on a work trip, trying to woo women, and telling why he's afraid for his life. Though I can't say I loved the book, it's another train accident of a novel that I couldn't stop reading, and I have to admit that the lumpy structure (which Nameless Guy explains) and language fit Senchin's purposes here.
(There's more about The Information on my blog, here.)
(There's more about The Information on my blog, here.)
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