Olga Grushin
Encyclopedia
Olga Grushin is an American
novelist.
Born in Moscow
, Russia
to the family of Boris Grushin, a prominent Soviet sociologist, http://bd.english.fom.ru/report/cat/az/N/number_05_01/egur050106, she spent most of her childhood in Prague
, Czechoslovakia
http://www.olgagrushin.com/pb/wp_00123021/wp_00123021.html. She was educated at Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow State University
, and Emory University
. In 1989 she received a scholarship to Emory University
, where she graduated summa cum laude in 1993. She was naturalized in 2002, but still keeps the Russian citizenshiphttp://www.olgagrushin.com/pb/wp_00123021/wp_00123021.html. Grushin has worked as an interpreter for President Jimmy Carter
, a cocktail waitress in a jazz bar, a translator at the World Bank
, a research analyst at a Washington, DC law firm, and, most recently, an editor at Harvard University
's Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection.
Her first novel, The Dream Life of Sukhanov written in English
, was a New York Times Notable Book of 2006, won the 2007 New York Public Library
Young Lions Fiction Award, as well as a Top Ten Books of 2006 choice by the Washington Post. It was reviewed by poet
Karl Kirchwey
in 2006 writing in the Chicago Tribune
. The novel is about an artist–turned–party official working for the communist
media as an art critic named Sukhanov whose "past catches up with him during the last days of the Soviet Union
." Kirchwey wrote:
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
novelist.
Born in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
to the family of Boris Grushin, a prominent Soviet sociologist, http://bd.english.fom.ru/report/cat/az/N/number_05_01/egur050106, she spent most of her childhood in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
http://www.olgagrushin.com/pb/wp_00123021/wp_00123021.html. She was educated at Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow State University
Moscow State University
Lomonosov Moscow State University , previously known as Lomonosov University or MSU , is the largest university in Russia. Founded in 1755, it also claims to be one of the oldest university in Russia and to have the tallest educational building in the world. Its current rector is Viktor Sadovnichiy...
, and Emory University
Emory University
Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by a small group of Methodists and was named in honor of...
. In 1989 she received a scholarship to Emory University
Emory University
Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by a small group of Methodists and was named in honor of...
, where she graduated summa cum laude in 1993. She was naturalized in 2002, but still keeps the Russian citizenshiphttp://www.olgagrushin.com/pb/wp_00123021/wp_00123021.html. Grushin has worked as an interpreter for President Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...
, a cocktail waitress in a jazz bar, a translator at the World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
, a research analyst at a Washington, DC law firm, and, most recently, an editor at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
's Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection.
Her first novel, The Dream Life of Sukhanov written in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, was a New York Times Notable Book of 2006, won the 2007 New York Public Library
New York Public Library
The New York Public Library is the largest public library in North America and is one of the United States' most significant research libraries...
Young Lions Fiction Award, as well as a Top Ten Books of 2006 choice by the Washington Post. It was reviewed by poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
Karl Kirchwey
Karl Kirchwey
Karl Kirchwey is a prize–winning American poet who has lived in both Europe and the United States and whose work is strongly influenced by the Greek and Roman past. He often looks to the classical world for inspiration with themes which have included loss, loneliness, nostalgia and modern...
in 2006 writing in the Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
. The novel is about an artist–turned–party official working for the communist
Communism
Communism is a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of a classless, moneyless, revolutionary and stateless socialist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production...
media as an art critic named Sukhanov whose "past catches up with him during the last days of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
." Kirchwey wrote:
Works
- The Dream Life of Sukhanov, novel (New York: Putnam's Sons, 2006) ISBN 0399152989
- The Line, novel (New York: Putnam's Sons, 2010) ISBN 9780399156168