In the short-list literary prize
MOSCOW, September 16./Corr. ITAR-TASS Anna Nechaeva/. In the " short list "
candidates to receive a literary prize " Yasnaya Polyana " 11th season includes 7 pieces. Among the authors Sergei Shargunov, Eugene Bunimovich, Roman Senchin and others. About This stated the organizers at a press conference in the Museum-estate " Khamovniki ".
" This is the short list for the award, told the journalist ITAR-TASS, the head of the Jury, Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation on culture Vladimir Tolstoy.- They are all very different, but are the picture of modern Russian literature. I would recommend that they be read by all lovers of literature.
Works are distinguished by good, graceful, fascinating language.
Tolstoy recalled that the General difficulties of the Jury read 60 contemporary works in 2 categories " Childhood. Adolescence. Youth " and " XXI century ". In the list, According to the Jury, went to Work, where there are " attempts to interpret the history and lyric, " Bunin " prose ". Speaking about the quality of the work, the writer and literary critic Lev Anninsky noticed that They were " more or no more than equal skill."
in the nomination " XXI century " the Jury chose four Works: " in the networks of your " Dmitry Novikov, " the Shadow of Behistun " Arsene Titova, " Translation with the translation of " Eugene Chizhov, " 1993 " Sergei Shargunov.
The winner of the " Childhood. Adolescence. Youth have the opportunity to become Evgeny Bunimovich ( " Ninth grade. The second educational institution " ), Elena Matveeva ( " Vadimony circles " ),
Roman Senchin ( " What do you want?" ).
in the nomination " Modern classics " there are no long-list and short-list,
the winner will be selected by the Jury. It examines art works written prior to 2000, have already become classics of Russian literature.
This year the award was nominated 153 works published as separate books, and literary journals.
The prize Fund is 2, 1 million rubles Writers included in the short list (finalists)will be distributed between 150 thousand Rubles. Cash award in the category " Childhood. Adolescence. The youth will be 300 thousand Rubles., " XXI century " - 750 thousand Rubles. In the third category " Modern classic " the reward will be 900 thousand Rubles.
Among the members of the Jury - writer, essayist Vladislav Atroshenko, writer and literary critic Lev Anninsky, writer and researcher of Russian literature of the twentieth century Alexey Varlamov.
Award " Yasnaya Polyana " was established in 2003, the Museum-estate of Leo Tolstoy.
The jury selects from Russian authors whose works preserve the traditions of classical literature and at the same time indicate trends of modern Russian literature. Over the years of its existence became the winners Zakhar Prilepin,
Fazil Iskander, Valentin Rasputin and others.
Awarding of winners will take place on 21 October in the capital of Russia.
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