Mikhail Shishkin’s Public Lectures in London
February 23, 2014

Shishkin’s literary style is recognized by his nonlinear use of space and time, while his lucid and rich language follows in the steps of Ivan Bunin and Vladimir Nabokov. Writing on universal themes like death and resurrection, happiness and love, Shiskin managed to attract readers in many countries; his books have been translated into 25 languages.
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The author holds strong views on Russian politics shaped by the time he spends between Switzerland, Germany and Russia. In his lectures at Kings College, London in March 2014 Mikhail Shishkin will examine the connection between classical Russian literature and Russian politics, and share his personal experience of being a Russian writer in Switzerland.
Lectures timetable
Wednesday 5 March 2014 | 7 pm
Venue: Safra Lecture Theatre, Kings College, Strand, London WC2R 2LS
Translating into the language of language on the Swiss-Russian border
Mikhail Shishkin speaks about his books and being a Russian writer in Switzerland.
Mikhail Shishkin speaks about his books and being a Russian writer in Switzerland.
Tuesday 11 March 2014 | 7 pm
Venue: Safra Lecture Theatre, Kings College, Strand, London WC2R 2LS
Venue: Safra Lecture Theatre, Kings College, Strand, London WC2R 2LS
Of Living Noses and Dead Souls
Nikolai Gogol and his attempt to write “a new Bible”
19 March 2014 | 7 pm
Venue: Room K4U.12, Kings College, Strand, London WC2R 2LS
Nikolai Gogol and his attempt to write “a new Bible”
19 March 2014 | 7 pm
Venue: Room K4U.12, Kings College, Strand, London WC2R 2LS
Suicide by Sofa
Ivan Goncharov and the pen´s victory over its writer Wednesday
Tuesday 25 March 2014 | 7 pm
Venue: Room K4U.12, Kings College, Strand, London WC2R 2LS
“Why the devil was I born in Russia, with brains and talent!” (Alexander Pushkin)
Literature and politics in contemporary Russia
Ivan Goncharov and the pen´s victory over its writer Wednesday
Tuesday 25 March 2014 | 7 pm
Venue: Room K4U.12, Kings College, Strand, London WC2R 2LS
“Why the devil was I born in Russia, with brains and talent!” (Alexander Pushkin)
Literature and politics in contemporary Russia
Lectures will be given in English