Questions tagged [andrey-kurkov]

Questions about the works of the Ukrainian author Andrey Kurkov (born 1961), who writes in Russian. Use with the tag [russian-literature].

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Why does Andrey Kurkov write in Russian?

A recent article in the New York Times Magazine about the Ukrainian author Andrey Kurkov (The Pen and the Sword, May 26, 2022) discusses why the author writes in Russian (which some Ukrainians object to). It mentions, When the novel [Gray Bees] was…
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Which six languages does Andrey Kurkov speak?

A recent New York Times Magazine profile of the Ukrainian author Andrey Kurkov (The Pen and the Sword, May 26, 2022) mentioned that he speaks six languages (including Russian, which is his native language, and presumably Ukrainian); however, it…