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CamRuSS Newsletter:
Forthcoming
events in March - April 2013
Dear Friends and Subscribers of CamRuSS
newsletter,
We
are delighted to invite you to join us for an evening with Mikhail Segal,
an acclaimed contemporary Russian film director, clip-maker, poet and
writer, who will be coming to Cambridge this SUNDAY for one evening
only!
Mikhail
Segal is the director of the renowned film "Franz+Polina",
the director of the film "Short Stories" & the author of
the eponymous book among other films and books. His works have been
winning the hearts of Russians around the world with their refined
psychological descriptions, subtle irony and philosophical views on
contemporary life in Russia.
Mikhail
will read his short stories and recite poems, and will answer your
questions about his art, life and filming experiences in Russia,
as well as anything else you would like to ask him.
WHEN:
Sunday, 24th March, 5pm
WHERE:
St.
John's College Boys Smith Room, St
Johns St, Cambridge CB2 1TP
ENTRANCE:
£3 (concessions), £1 (for CamRuSS
and CURs members)
LANGUAGE:
Russian
Mikhail Segal -
film director, clip maker, writer (born in 1974 in Oryol, Russia).
His directing career began with the shooting of the
music video clips. In 2007, his video of the song "Say"
by the group "Spleen" was a winner at the MTV Russian Music
Awards ceremony.
In 2006, his first feature film «Franz
+ Polina» based on the story by A. Adamovich was
presented at the XXVIII Moscow International Film Festival, and it
received recognition at many other festivals in Russia
and abroad.
In 2010, his first book of prose, "Youth",
which included the eponymous novel and other short
stories was published.
In 2011, a film based on one of his short stories "The
World of Fasteners" won the Grand Prix of the
"KINOTAVR" Festival in the "short film"
category.
In 2012, the feature film
"Short
Stories" won the "KINOTAVR" Festival
prize for the best scenario, and it has been widely shown in Russia.
This film took part in a series of international festivals and won
numerous awards and recognition from the public.
At the same time the film "Short Stories"
came out, the "Short
Stories" book was also published.
While sharing the same title, it only contained two novels from
the film, and the rest of the stories were original works.
This Sunday in Cambridge,
there will be an extraordinary opportunity to hear some of the original
stories by the author.
Organised by CamRuSS
and CURs.
Please come to meet "The Rising Stars of Russian Writing" in
Cambridge
on Saturday, 20th April.
Three young Russian Writers - winners of the “Debut” prize
in 2012: Irina Bogatyreva, Olga Rimsha and Alexander Snegirev will be
coming to Cambridge
to talk about their works and inspirations.
Presented
by Natalia Perova - the publisher of contemporary Russian literature in
English, Arch Tait - the English literary translator of their
works and Yelena Karl - Cambridge Russian Book Club (CamRuSS).
WHEN:
Saturday, 20th April, 6pm
WHERE:
Venue in Cambridge
TBC
ENTRANCE:
FREE for everyone
LANGUAGE:
Russian
Olga Rimsha
(b. 1988) lives in Novosibirsk
(Siberia) and works as a literary
editor. Her short novel Still Waters won the Debut Prize in 2010. She
describes her prose as “pessimistic optimism”.
Irina
Bogatyreva was born in 1982 in Kazan
(Tatarstan) and grew up on the Volga.
In 2005 she graduated from the Literary Institute in Moscow. Today she is widely published
in the leading literary magazines, and in 2008 her first novel,
AutoSTOP (published in English as “Off the Beaten Track”) was the
finalist of the Debut Prize, and also won the Eureka, Ilya-prize, and the prize of
the Oktyabr magazine. She has several books to her credit, all on the
most topical Russian problems today. Her recent novel Comrade Anna was
short-listed for the Belkin Prize.
Alexander
Snegirev, born in 1980 in Moscow, has a degree in Political
Science but currently works in construction design.
Winner of the Debut Prize for his collected stories Russian Rhymes
(2005). His short novel "How We Bombed America" won the Crown
Prize of the Writers’ Union in 2007.
In 2009, "Petroleum Venus" was shortlisted for the National
Bestseller Prize, nominated for the Russian Booker, and was on the
OZON.RU bestseller list for a year. His next novel, "Vanity",
was named the best book of 2010. His story “Don’t be Afraid, Girl” came
out in German in the series "Junge russische Literatur"
(Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag). The story “D.R.” was published in
English in "Rasskazy". (Tin House Books, 2009)
Limited to writers under 35, the
Debut Prize, founded in 2000, receives some 50,000
submissions annually from all corners of Russia. The winners form a
new generation of rising literary stars who are transforming the
Russian literary landscape. Readers in the West are little aware of how
crucial this phenomenon is in the culture, and life itself in Russia.
For this generation the Soviet Union
is a part of history rather than a part of their life. They have an
entirely new set of hopes, worries, experiences, interests and
concerns. Take this special opportunity to learn about how Russia
is changing and what it is likely to become!
"The Debut
tries to gather the best we have in Russia."
- Novaya Gazeta
"A
prestigious literary prize considered one of the most respected in Russia,
on a par with the Booker." — Argumenty i
Fakty
"From its
inception the "Debut" has been the most popular and
representative of prizes, not unlike a literary census of hidden
talents." — The New Times
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