Sergey Kuznetsov (writer)
Russian writer, journalist and entrepreneur
Sergey Yurievich Kuznetsov (Russian: Сергей Юрьевич Кузнецов; born 14 June 1966) is a contemporary Russian writer, journalist, entrepreneur and educator.
Early life
Kuznetsov was born in Moscow to Galina Kuznetsova, a French language and French literature teacher, and Yuri Kuznetsov, a well-known Soviet/Russian chemist. In 1988, Kuznetsov graduated from Moscow State University's Department of Chemistry.
Career
Literary career
Butterfly Skin was translated into English, German, French, Polish, Hungarian, Czech, Dutch, and other languages. The publishers called it a Russian take on Silence of the Lambs, but critics pointed out that Kuznetsov "aims for more than smug nihilism. He delivers a gratifying conclusion to a sometimes overburdened and sickening journey through sadism and alienation."
His novel The Round Dance of Water was translated into Arabic and English. The book was published in the US in July 2022 by Dalkey Archive Press.
His most recent novel, Kaleidoscope: Expendable Materials, received praise from both readers and critics. Lisa Hayden, a recognized literary translator, wrote: ‘What I enjoy is reading about upheaval and how it affects and even connects characters that pop in and out of the chapters like pieces in a kaleidoscope".
Member of PEN Club and Russian Union of Cinematographers.
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