Fazil Iskander
Soviet and Russian writer (1929-2016) · Russia · On the map · Writers · Died at 87
Fazil Abdulovich Iskander was a Soviet and Russian writer and poet known in the former Soviet Union for his descriptions of Caucasian life.
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2016Died31 July 20162014State Prize of the Russian FederationAward2011Government Prize in CultureAward2009Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th classAward2004Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd classAward2002Order of Honour and GloryAward1999Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd classAwardTriumphAward1994State Prize of the Russian FederationAward1992A. S. Pushkin AwardAward1989USSR State PrizeAward1929Born6 March 1929
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He authored various stories, including "Zashchita Chika", which features a crafty and likeable young boy named "Chik", but is probably best known for the picaresque novel Sandro of Chegem and its sequel The Gospel According to Chegem.
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Russia
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Status
Deceased
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Lived 1929 to 2016 · aged 87
