Literary Showcase Participants

Yury Polyakov

Yury Polyakov leads a double life in letters: Polyakov serves as editor of Literary Newspaper but is probably better known among Russian readers for best-selling novels that, according to a recent cover, appeal to women because they reveal so much about men. Polyakov began publishing novellas and novels in 1985; several have been adapted for screen and television. Polyakov also writes commentary about literature in contemporary Russian society. His prizes include a Gogol Literary Award in 2005 for his novel Carnal Joys. 

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