Vladimir Sorokin | |
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Born | Vladimir Georgiyevich Sorokin 7 August 1955 Bykovo, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
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Language | Russian |
Citizenship | Russian |
Alma mater | Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas |
Period | Contemporary |
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Literary movement | Russian postmodernism |
Years active | since 1977 |
Notable works | Ice (2002), The Blizzard (2010) |
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vladimirsorokin |
Vladimir Georgiyevich Sorokin (Russian: Влади́мир Гео́ргиевич Соро́кин; born 7 August 1955) is a contemporary postmodern Russian writer of novels, short stories, and plays. He has been described as one of the most popular writers in modern Russian literature.[1][2] Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, he has been living in exile in Berlin.