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MIKHAIL SHISHKIN (Michail Schischkin, Mikhail Chichkine), born January 18, 1961 in Moscow, based in Switzerland since 1995, is one of the most prominent names in the modern Russian literature. Before becoming a writer he worked as school teacher and journalist.
His writing debut in 1993, Calligraphy Lesson, a short story translated into French and Finnish, has won him the Prize for the Best Debut of the Year. Since then his works – both fiction and non-fiction – have been translated into 8 languages and have received a large number of prestigious national and international awards, including National Bestseller Prize, National Big Book Prize and many others.
Mikhail Shishkin’s prose fuses the best of the Russian and European literary traditions. The richness and sophistication of the language, the unique rhythm and melody of a phrase, the endless play with words and the nuanced psychological undercurrent are reminiscent of Nabokov and Chekhov. The change of narration styles and narrators within a text yield a fragmented, mosaic structure of composition that focuses on the language itself, recalling James Joyce’s genius.
Complete List Of Prizes And Awards:
- The Big Book Award 2012
- Halperine-Kaminski Prize For The Best Translation 2007 (Laure Troubeckoy), France
- Shortlist For Giuseppe Berto Prize 2007, Italy
- Grinzane Cavour Prize 2007, Italy
- Peoples Literature Publishing, Peking: The Best Foreign Book Of The Year Of The 21st Century, China
- Shortlist For Bunin Literary Award 2006, Russia
- National Big Book Prize 2006, Russia
- Shortlist For Andrei Belyi Literary Award 2006, Russia
- National Bestseller Prize 2005, Russia
- Best Foreign Book Of The Year / Le Prix Du Meilleur Livre Etranger 2005 (Essay), France
- Main Literary Prize Of Zurich (Werkjahr) 2002, Switzerland
- Booker Prize For The Best Russian Novel Of The Year 2000, Russia
- Globus Prize 2000, Russia
- Literary Prize Of Canton Zurich 2000, Switzerland
- Prize For The Best Debut Of The Year 1994, Russia
Letter Book
Pismovnik
Novel
412 pp
AST, Moscow
Rights represented: The World with the exception of World English (Seamus Murphy Agency) and German rights
Rights sold to:
World English Quercus Editions UK via Seamus Murphy Agency
Japan Shinchosha
Spain Lumen / Random House Mondadori
Nethelands Querido
France Noir sur blanc
Finland WSOY
Norway Oktober
Sweden Ersatz
Serbia Paideia
Czech Republic Vìtrné mlýny
Lithuania Vaga
Latvia Jumava
Bulgaria Fakel
Estonia Varrak
Hungary Cartaphilus
Arabic Arab Scientific Publishers
Faroe Islands Sprotin
Denmark: Batzer & Co
Germany DVA
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