Andrei Gelasimov was born in Irkutsk and studied foreign languages at Yakutsk State University and directing at the Moscow Theater Institute. His first novel, Thirst, garnered the Apollon-Grigoriev Award and was nominated for the Belkin Prize; upon publication in English the Telegraph hailed it as a haven of both comedy and horror. Two further novels are forthcoming in English: The Gods of the Steppe, winner of the 2009 Russian National Bestseller award, and Rachel, winner of the Booker Student Prize.
years of life: 7 October 1966 – present
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