Margarita Khemlin Author

Margarita Khemlin (1960–2015) was born in Chernigov, Ukraine, and lived in Moscow. Her works were shortlisted for the Russian Booker Prize and the Big Book Prize. Her books include The Investigator (2015).

Lisa C. Hayden has translated works from Russian including Eugene Vodolazkin’s The Aviator, Solovyov and Larionov, and Laurus. She blogs at Lizok’s Bookshelf, focusing on contemporary Russian fiction.

Lara Vapnyar is a novelist whose most recent book is Still Here.