Lyudmila Ulitskaya is remembered for writing that changed what came after it.
The record lists Lyudmila Ulitskaya as Russian writer.
Lyudmila Ulitskaya was born at Davlekanovo in 1943. Her recorded nationality is Russia. She was educated at MSU Faculty of Biology.
Twentieth-century writing was shaped by war, exile and translation; many of its major careers were conducted across more than one language and country.
She worked as writer, screenwriter and translator.
The writing is recorded in Russian.
Among her best-known works are The Big Green Tent, Russian Jam and Daniel Stein, Interpreter. Reputation in letters is unusually volatile: writers are forgotten for a generation and then recovered by one.
The honours record reads: Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms, Simone de Beauvoir Prize (2011), Alexander Men Prize (2008) and Russian Booker Prize (2001).
That the work was written from Russia matters: language, censorship and the reach of a publishing industry decide which books travel and which stay local.
Achievements
- Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms
- Simone de Beauvoir Prize — 2011
- Alexander Men Prize — 2008
- Russian Booker Prize — 2001
- Officer of the Legion of Honour
- Notable work: The Big Green Tent
- Notable work: Russian Jam
- Notable work: Daniel Stein, Interpreter
- Notable work: Women's Lies
