Vladimir Sharov Q & A

       At Russia Beyond the Headlines Alexandra Guzeva has a Q & A with Return to Egypt-author Vladimir Sharov -- Russian Booker Prize winner: A novel is like a child.
       Good to see him evasive when asked noxious questions such as:

RBTH: Would it be fair to say that your work -- particularly Return to Egypt -- is only for intellectuals, rather than everyone ?

V.S.: It's hard for me to say. When someone is writing a novel they possess a certain amount of power within its bounds. But once a novel is published, the author is the last person who matters. And I think that they shouldn't even comment on the text. They should just listen to the people who read it. There is a huge difference between what you write at the time and what you have actually written.

       As I've mentioned before, this one sounds interesting, and I hope it is picked up by a US/UK publisher.