Vladimir Sorokin

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Vladimir Sorokin is a prominent contemporary Russian writer known for his provocative, experimental prose and dystopian works that critique authoritarianism and post-Soviet society.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Russian writer
human
novelist
playwright
screenwriter
short story writer
countryOfCitizenship Russia NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1955-08-07
educatedAt Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas NERFINISHED
familyName Sorokin NERFINISHED
genre dystopian fiction
postmodern literature
satire
science fiction
givenName Vladimir NERFINISHED
hasWritten novels
plays
screenplays
short stories
influencedBy Russian avant-garde NERFINISHED
Soviet dissident literature
languageOfWorkOrName Russian
movement conceptualism
postmodernism
name Vladimir Sorokin NERFINISHED
nationality Russian
nativeLanguage Russian
notableFor controversial depictions of Russian state power
dystopian visions of Russia’s future
notableWork Blue Lard NERFINISHED
Day of the Oprichnik NERFINISHED
Ice Trilogy NERFINISHED
Norma NERFINISHED
Telluria NERFINISHED
The Queue NERFINISHED
Their Four Hearts NERFINISHED
occupation novelist
playwright
screenwriter
writer
period 21st century literature
late 20th century literature
placeOfBirth Bykovo, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR NERFINISHED
workFocusesOn critique of Soviet society
critique of authoritarianism
critique of post-Soviet society
writingStyle experimental prose
graphic and shocking imagery
provocative
use of pastiche and parody

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Russian literature hasNotableAuthor Vladimir Sorokin