Mark Kharitonov

Mark Kharitonov
Native name
Марк Харитонов
Born(1937-08-31)31 August 1937
Zhitomir, Kiev Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Died8 January 2024(2024-01-08) (aged 86)
Occupation
  • Writer
  • poet
  • essayist
  • translator
NationalityRussian
GenrePostmodernism
Notable worksLines of Fate
Notable awardsRussian Booker Prize (1992)

Mark Sergeyevich Kharitonov (Russian: Марк Сергеевич Харитонов, 31 August 1937 – 8 January 2024) was a Russian novelist, poet, essayist, and translator. He was awarded the first Russian Booker Prize in 1992 for his novel Lines of Fate.