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In 1989, aged sixteen, he left Chechnya to study law at [[Leningrad State University]]. Today he lives and works as a lawyer in [[St Petersburg]]. |
In 1989, aged sixteen, he left Chechnya to study law at [[Leningrad State University]]. Today he lives and works as a lawyer in [[St Petersburg]]. |
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German Sadulaev’s first book, ''Radio FUCK'', told city tales of the thirty-something generation in St Petersburg. It made no mention of Chechnya. With the publication of his second book, ''I am a Chechen!'', critics acclaimed Sadulaev as "the literary find of the year" [http://exlibris.ng.ru/tendenc/2007-03-22/7_sadulaev.html]. Much more than a war novel, it was a lyrical fusion of exotic legends, stories and memories, nominated for the National Bestseller prize. Sadulaev's next work, ''Snowstorm, or The Myth of the End of the World'', was a grotesque fantasy satire about [[social Darwinism]]. It won the Eureka prize. Sadulaev’s fourth book, ''The Maya Pill'', was shortlisted for the 2008 [[Russian Booker]] [http://www.russianbooker.org/news/22/] and for the 2009 National Bestseller [http://www.natsbest.ru/N7.htm]. |
German Sadulaev’s first book, ''Radio FUCK'', told city tales of the thirty-something generation in St Petersburg. It made no mention of Chechnya. With the publication of his second book, ''I am a Chechen!'', critics acclaimed Sadulaev as "the literary find of the year" [http://exlibris.ng.ru/tendenc/2007-03-22/7_sadulaev.html]. Much more than a war novel, it was a lyrical fusion of exotic legends, stories and memories, nominated for the National Bestseller prize. Sadulaev's next work, ''Snowstorm, or The Myth of the End of the World'', was a grotesque fantasy satire about [[social Darwinism]]. It won the Eureka prize. Sadulaev’s fourth book, ''The Maya Pill'', was shortlisted for the 2008 [[Russian Booker]] [http://www.russianbooker.org/news/22/] and for the 2009 National Bestseller [https://web.archive.org/web/20090618154428/http://www.natsbest.ru/N7.htm]. |
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German Sadulaev's ''I am a Chechen!'' (translated by Anna Gunin) was published by [[Harvill Secker (publisher)|Harvill Secker]] in 2010. ''The Maya Pill'' (translated by Carol Apollonio) will be published by [[Dalkey Archive Press]] in 2013. |
German Sadulaev's ''I am a Chechen!'' (translated by Anna Gunin) was published by [[Harvill Secker (publisher)|Harvill Secker]] in 2010. ''The Maya Pill'' (translated by Carol Apollonio) will be published by [[Dalkey Archive Press]] in 2013. |
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Sadulayev at the press conference about the shortlisted authors of the Russian Prize, Yeltsin Center, Moscow, 20.03.2012 | |
Born | Shali, Chechen Republic | 18 February 1973
Occupation | novelist |
Language | Russian |
Nationality | ![]() |
German Umaralievich Sadulaev (Russian: Герман Умаралиевич Садулаев, born 2 February 1973) is a Chechen writer.
Biography
German Sadulaev was born in 1973, in the town of Shali, in the Chechen-Ingush ASSR, to a Chechen father and Terek Cossack mother.
In 1989, aged sixteen, he left Chechnya to study law at Leningrad State University. Today he lives and works as a lawyer in St Petersburg.
German Sadulaev’s first book, Radio FUCK, told city tales of the thirty-something generation in St Petersburg. It made no mention of Chechnya. With the publication of his second book, I am a Chechen!, critics acclaimed Sadulaev as "the literary find of the year" [1]. Much more than a war novel, it was a lyrical fusion of exotic legends, stories and memories, nominated for the National Bestseller prize. Sadulaev's next work, Snowstorm, or The Myth of the End of the World, was a grotesque fantasy satire about social Darwinism. It won the Eureka prize. Sadulaev’s fourth book, The Maya Pill, was shortlisted for the 2008 Russian Booker [2] and for the 2009 National Bestseller [3].
German Sadulaev's I am a Chechen! (translated by Anna Gunin) was published by Harvill Secker in 2010. The Maya Pill (translated by Carol Apollonio) will be published by Dalkey Archive Press in 2013.
In 2016, he ran for Duma as a representative of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.
Works
- Radio FUCK / Радио FUCK (2006)
- I am a Chechen! (2010) / Я – чеченец! (2006)
- Snowstorm, or The Myth of the End of the World / Пурга, или Миф о конце света (2008)
- The Maya Pill (2013) / Таблетка (2008)
External links
- 'Once Upon a Life' Article by German Sadulaev in the Observer magazine
- Newspaper interview In Metro, 2010
- Radio interview With Mark Coles, The Strand, BBC World Service, 2010
- Online texts Template:Ru icon
- Rasskazy: New Fiction from a New Russia (Amazon)
- I am a Chechen! (Amazon)