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Vladimir Sorokin

1955 - Today

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Vladimir Georgiyevich Sorokin (Russian: Влади́мир Гео́ргиевич Соро́кин; born 7 August 1955) is a postmodern Russian writer of novels, short stories, and plays. He has been described as one of the leading and most popular writers in contemporary Russian literature. Sorokin became known for his provocative and satirical works combining elements of dystopia, alternative history and science fiction, and the grotesque. One of Sorokin's recognisable literary techniques is stylistic mimicry, he imitates various literary styles, from socialist realism to classical Russian prose. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vladimir Sorokin is the 2,801st most popular writer (down from 2,616th in 2019), the 961st most popular biography from Russia (up from 964th in 2019) and the 113th most popular Russian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Vladimir Sorokin ranks 2,801 out of 7,302. Before him are Branko Radičević, Yury Yakovlev, Isaac Deutscher, John Webster, Edward Bellamy, and Oscar Cullmann. After him are José Donoso, Tony Robbins, Bekir Çoban-zade, Na Hye-sok, S. N. Goenka, and Mary Mapes Dodge.

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Among people born in 1955, Vladimir Sorokin ranks 166. Before him are Sherif Ismail, Kelsey Grammer, Alberto Iglesias, Rolf Lassgård, Howard Jones, and Alan Sokal. After him are Alberto Tarantini, Edwin Moses, Judy Davis, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Thomas Newman, and Tomas Arana.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Vladimir Sorokin ranks 961 out of 3,761. Before him are Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin (1878), Victor Skumin (1948), Boris Asafyev (1884), Elisaveta Bykova (1913), Yury Yakovlev (1928), and Nikolay Krylov (1903). After him are Karl Maximovich (1827), Oleg Yefremov (1927), Anatoly Dobrynin (1919), Ivan Tyulenev (1892), Pavel Grachev (1948), and Gustaf Kossinna (1858).

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Among WRITERS In Russia

Among writers born in Russia, Vladimir Sorokin ranks 113. Before him are Fyodor Sologub (1863), Vladimir Stasov (1824), Noor Inayat Khan (1914), Franz Overbeck (1837), Countess of Ségur (1799), and Yury Yakovlev (1928). After him are Yevgeny Baratynsky (1800), Andrei Sinyavsky (1925), Vyacheslav Ivanov (1866), Kondraty Ryleyev (1795), Leah Goldberg (1911), and Dmitry Pisarev (1840).

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