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Igor Sakhnovsky was born in 1958 in Orsk. He studied Russian language and literature at the State
University of the Urals, then worked as a literary consultant and editor for a number of publishers and
Magazines. He is co-founder of the weekly newspaper Book Club. His collection of short stories won the 2003
Russian Decameron prize. His book THE HAPPY AND THE MAD, incorporating the novel The Inner Needs of
the Dead and short stories, was short-listed for the National Bestseller Prize in 2005, and although it
was not awarded the first prize, it was the absolute winner according to readers' polls. His novel THE INNER
NEEDS OF THE DEAD has been translated into German and French. Sakhnovski is also the author of two books
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The Man Who Knew Everything
(Chelovek, kotoryi znal vsio)
Novel, 2007
272 pp
Publishers: Vagrius, Moscow
Prizes & Awards:
Shortlisted for the Big Book Award 2007
Short-listed for the Russian Booker Prize 2007
Rights sold:
Italy: Il Saggiatore
France: Gallimard
Serbia: Laguna
Bulgaria: Riva Publishers
The Conspiracy of Angels
(Zagovor angelov)
2009
380 pp
Publisher: Astrel, AST, Moscow
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