Hello, my dear friends!
It’s time to wish you a merry Christmas. I hope you’ll have an amazing year ahead of you, may it bring you happiness, success and well-being. You deserve it!
To start out with the festive season, I’ve released a new annual Xmas song for your appreciation called Christmas Lights.… Read the rest
Hi, just a quick post to inform you about a couple of upcoming events. Next week the Russian stand will open at London Book Fair, we also have talks by Russian literary supernovas at the Pushkin House in London, and a Russian literary festival SLOVO will be featuring talks by many celebrated modern authors all week long.… Read the rest
I know I’ve been away for a long time, but I haven’t been idle. Several years ago, I made a promise to my friends to write at least one story a year, and so far I’ve kept it. Here’s my latest book.… Read the rest
Sometimes, you need to look deep in the past to understand the present. It’s definitely true about art.
Evgeny Vodolazkin (photo by Rodrigo Fernández (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons)
Today I’m announcing the outcome of the Prize Draw 2015, several readers posted their reviews on Amazon and I’ve picked a winner.
I’ve documented the process on video – my first attempt at vlogging. Enjoy!
I’ve contacted the winner, here’s an excerpt from her beautiful review:
… Read the restI laughed out loud on so many occasions and felt the need to read excerpts out to whichever lucky person was sitting in the room with me!
Hi folks, just a quick update on my activities. I’m 80% done with my next book, the arrival of auttumn stimulates my creative juices.
Oxford is still tranquil, but there’ll be a buzzing start of the academic year in a week’s time. … Read the rest
Summer in fabulous Andalusia
On weekends this summer I have been working on two books at the same time. My WIP, War & Cactus: the story is currently transferred to the plains of Yucatan and deals with unstable marital relationships and globalisation.… Read the rest