Dmitri Lipskerov (Russian:Дмитрий Михайлович Липскеров)(born February 19, 1964 in Moscow, Russia) is an acclaimed Russian writer and dramatist. He emerged as a popular author in the late 1990's with two novels: The Forty Years of Chanchzhoeh and The Gottlieb's Space. The first one of these was published by Vagrius in its Black Series, which brought together works of fiction by the older generation of counter-culture icons (Eduard Limonov, Vasily Aksyonov and others) and the nascent generation of post-Soviet novelists (such as Victor Pelevin and Lipskerov himself), and was greeted enthusiastically by the younger generation of readers. Lipskerov's style is a mixture of realism and fantasy; while the focus of his writing is on establishing the personal relations between the characters, the latter often function in a world, in which Russian reality is transformed through both explicit invention and blending of different periods in a single "community", where the action is taking place. This, along with the title of his first novel, prompted many critics to compare him with Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Jump to: navigation, search February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA:   listen?) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva. ... Eduard Limonov (Russian Эдуард Вениаминович Лимонов, real name Eduard Veniaminovich Savenko) is a Russian nationalist writer and dissident, currently leader of the neo-fascist National Bolshevik Party in Russia. ... Vasily Aksyonov is a Russian novelist who began his career in the Soviet era. ... Victor Pelevin Victor Pelevin (Виктор Олегович Пелевин, b. ... Gabriel Garcia Marquez Gabriel García Márquez (born March 6, 1928) is a Colombian novelist, journalist, publisher, and political activist. ...

Biography

Dmitri Lipskerov was born in 1964 in Moscow, into the family of a well-known dramatist and animator Mikhail Lipskerov (with whom he is not to be confused). Upon graduating from the prestigious Schukin Theater Academy in 1985, he started writing plays and joined the Soviet Writers Union in 1989. In the early 1990's his plays were staged by some of the foremost Russian directors (Mark Zakharov, Oleg Tabakov). The Forty Years of Chanchzhoeh appeared in Novyi Mir in 1996 and the following year was published by Vagrius. Five more novels and two collections of shorter works were published as of 2005. All of his novels have been nominated, and The Forty Years of Chanchzhoeh short-listed, for the Russian Booker Prize. Oleg Tabakov in the 2005 Fandorin-movie The Councillor of State. ...

Lipskerov lives in Moscow, and in addition to his literary work, is known as a successful restaurant owner. In 1998 he became one of the founders of the "Debut" prize for works of fiction by young Russian writers.

Bibliography

• Sorok let Chanchzhoe (The Forty Years of Chanchzhoeh) - 1997
• Prostranstvo Gotliba (The Gottlieb's Space) - 1998
• Poslednii Son Razuma (Last Dream of Reason) - 2000
• Pal'tsy dlia Kerolain (Fingers for Caroline) - 2001
• Rodichi (Relatives) - 2001
• Edipov Kompleks (Oedipus Complex) - 2002
• Russkoe stakkato - britanskoi materi (Russian Staccato for the British Mother) - 2002
• Oseni ne budet nikogda (Autumn Never Comes) - 2004

External links

Official website