ELKOST International literary agency - Stage version of Ulitskaya's novel got the Russian Government 2010 culture award

Bizarre, a novel by Andrei Ivanov (2014)

Rights sold: Estonia - VARRAK, Russia - RIPOL

Baize-Covered Table with Decanter, a novel by Vladimir Makanin (1993)

Rights sold: China - LITZIAN, France - GALLIMARD, AWorld English - Readers International,

Winner of the 1993 Russian Booker Award

Baize-Covered Table with Decanter describes one man's psychological torture as he faces an impending visit to be interrogated at the Table for a perceived, minor infraction. Makanin describes in some detail each character present at the Table, their purpose, techniques, and psychology. He also descibes in flashbacks the physical torture of suspects in Soviet days past and the mental torture of some as they are forcibly drugged in state mental hospitals. The book contains a few sections with an adult material not appropriate for minors; one scene in particular describes the sexual abuse of a corpse and is really quite disturbing.

Makanin does a good job describing the moral corruption of Russian/Soviet society. Neighbor is turned...

Stage version of Ulitskaya's novel got the Russian Government 2010 culture award - 16/11/2010

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Bizarre, a novel by Andrei Ivanov (2014)

Baize-Covered Table with Decanter, a novel by Vladimir Makanin (1993)