Elena Chizhova

Elena Chizhova was born in Leningrad in 1957. She studied Business and worked until the end of the 90’s. Since then she writes Prose and is the director of the PEN Club. Elena Chizhova lives in St. Petersburg with her husband and two children.

Awards: 2012 'Crystal Nail‘ for theatre performance of Time of the Women
2011 Prize of newspaper 'Moskovski Komsomolets' for theatre performance of Time of the Women
2009 Russian Booker Prize
2005 Shortlist Russian Booker Prize
2003 Shortlist Russian Booker Prize
2001 Severnaya Palmira
2001 Award Journal Znamya

Sold to: China/ Yilin
Bulgaria/ Millenium
Denmark/ Turbine
France/ Noir sur Blanc
Germany/ dtv
Hungary/ Geopen
Italy/ Mondadori
Poland/ Czarne
Serbia/ Vrac
Spain/ Random House Mondadori
UK/US/ Glagoslav