At Russia Beyond the Headlines Alexander Genis and Nora FitzGerald make the case for Vladimir Sorokin -- arguing The Tarantino of Russian literature writes 'hard' novels.
I note that The Queue was first published in English way back in 1988 (and remains his most enjoyable work); I wasn't quite so taken by Day of the Oprichnik.
I note that The Queue was first published in English way back in 1988 (and remains his most enjoyable work); I wasn't quite so taken by Day of the Oprichnik.