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Lyudmila Stephanova Petrushevskaya (Russian: Людмила Стефановна Петрушевская) (born May 26, 1938) is a Russian writer, novelist and playwright. Petrushevskaya is regarded as one of Russia's most talented contemporary writers, whose writing combine postmodernist trends with the psychological insights and parodic touches of writers such as Anton Chekhov. Her works include the 1992 novel The Time Night, which was short-listed for the Russian Booker Prize, and Immortal Love, a collection of short stories and monologues. Petrushevskaya's plays have been produced around the world and her stories published in more than 20 countries. In 2003 she was awarded the Pushkin Prize in Russian literature by the Alfred Toepfer Foundation in Germany. Lyudmila Petrushevskaya lives in Moscow, where she continues her work.
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| Persondata |
| NAME |
Petrushevskaya, Lyudmila Stephanova |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES |
Петрушевская, Людмила Стефановна; Petrushevskaia |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION |
Russian playwright and short story writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH |
May 26, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH |
Moscow, Soviet Union |
| DATE OF DEATH |
living |
| PLACE OF DEATH |
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