Monday, June 8, 2015

The winner of the St. Petersburg prize “Natsbest” – a REGNUM

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St. Petersburg, June 8, 2015, 18:31 – REGNUM The winner of the award “National Bestseller” in St. Petersburg This year was Sergei Nosov’s novel “Braces”. As the correspondent of IA REGNUM , at a ceremony on June 7 Executive Secretary of the Prize Vadim Leventhal said that the presentation of a major award could take place in St. Petersburg for the last time.

According to Leventhal, the organizers have a problem with sponsors. Leading the ceremony Artemy Troitsky immediately recalled its award in the field of independent music “Steppenwolf”, which is given only when there is a sponsor. He called on the organizers unabashedly follow his example. The winner of the award this year was Sergei Nosov’s novel “Braces”. Artemy Troitsky described the novel as “a cross between Gogol and Kafka movie Eldar Ryazanov” Garage “. Also, the novel reminded Trinity films of David Lynch with an abundance of hidden images and symbols.

The winner receives a $ 10 thousand. And divides that sum at the rate of 9 to 1 with their nominator. The shortlisted also included Vasily Avchenko with the novel “in a transparent crystal frame”, Oleg Kashin with the novel “Gorby-Dream” Anna Matveeva with a collection of short stories “Nine Nineties”, Tatiana Moskvina’s novel “Life of Soviet women” and Alexander Snegirev with the novel “Faith».

The award “Natsbest” was founded in St. Petersburg in 2001, the publisher and writer Konstantin Tublina. Its jury chooses the best novel written in Russian for a year.

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