Aleksandr Karasyov (writer)
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1971 (age 54–55)
Aleksandr Karasyov | |
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| Born | Aleksandr Vladimirovich Karasyov 1971 (age 54–55) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Russian |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Alma mater | Kuban State University |
| Period | 21st century, Second Chechen War |
| Genre | Short stories, poems, prose |
| Literary movement | Russian War Prose[4] |
| Notable works | Chechenskiye Rasskazy, Predatel' |
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Aleksandr Karasyov (Russian — Александр Владимирович Карасёв, transl. Aleksandr Vladimirovich Karasyov) is a Russian writer living in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Aleksandr Karasyov was born in Krasnodar, Russia, in 1971. He received degrees in history and law from the Kuban State University and worked as a mechanic, engineer, teacher, and legal advisor. He served in the army, taking part in the fights in Chechnya.[7][8]
Since 2003 he has been published in literary journals. He was awarded the Bunin Prize (2008) and the Second O. Henry Prize "Dary Volhvov" (The Gift of the Magi) (New York, 2010). He is the author of the books "The Chechen Stories" (Chechenskye Rasskazy) and "Traitor" (Predatel').[1][9]
Aleksandr Karasyov is known for Russian military prose. Some critics describe him a representative of the Russian "new realism" movement of the 21st century, continuing the tradition of the "lieutenant prose" of the 1960s and 1970s and military prose of the 1990s,[4][9] although Karasyov himself strongly denies this label.[10]
Books
- Сhechen Stories (Russian — Чеченские рассказы, transl. Chechenskiye Rasskazy). — Moscow: Literary Russia, 2008. ISBN 978-5-7809-0114-3.
- Traitor (Russian — Предатель, transl. Predatel'). — Ufa: Vagant, 2011. ISBN 978-5-9635-0344-7.[11][12]
In his Chechen Stories and Traitor, which are regarded as examples of modern Russian military prose,[13] Alexander Karasyov gives insights into life in the Russian army during the Second Chechen War. Presenting a modern war and modern warfare,[12] the author does not rely on second hand information but on his own experience. The short stories are often as tragicomical as the Russian army itself and show Karasyov's characters not only in the war but also in their lives outside the war in their civilian life, or their so-called "life in peace" (“мирная жизнь”).[11][14]
Literary magazines
Alexander Karasyov's stories and essays have been published in the following Russian literary magazines: Novy mir (Новый мир), Oktyabr' (Октябрь), Friendship of Peoples (Дружба народов), Kontinent (Континент), Neva (Нева), Ural (Урал), Nash sovremennik (Наш cовремменик), Belskie prostory (Бельские просторы).[15][16]
Summary in English
- Friendship of Peoples (ALEXANDER KARASEV. Chechen Stories. The author knows what he is writing about not by hearsay and his short stories are as tragicomical as the army life itself in this Russian "hot spot").
- Novy mir (Essays: Writers about writers. “Vonnegut's Transformations" by Vladimir Berezin, "An Orthodox Rebellious" by Oleg Yermakov about Paul Bowles, "The Testament of Lieutenant Kuprin” by Alexander Karasyov and "Reider's Usurpation of Days Gone By, and Legend Founded" by Sergey Soloukh about Jaroslav Hašek.)
Publications in anthologies
- Современная литература народов России (Modern Literature of the Peoples of Russia) (2005). Moscow: Pik. ISBN 978-5-7358-0288-4
- Народ мой — большая семья: Литература наших дней. (My People — A Big Family. Literature of Our Days) (2007). Moscow: Literaturnaya Rossiya. ISBN 978-5-7809-0111-2
- Четыре шага от войны (Four Steps from War) (2010). Sankt Saint Petersburg: Limbus Press. ISBN 978-5-8370-0538-1
- Дары волхвов 2.0 (The Gift of the Magi) (2012). New York.
