Irina Denezhkina (russian: Ирина Денежкина; born October 31, 1981) is a Russian controversial writer, notable for a vulgar style of her works, which is explained by some as a reflection of the modern reality, as of the

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(e.g. her most famous collected stories ''Give Me ongs for Lovers', Russian: "Дай мне!", published by Limbus Press in 2002). She was born in

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. Her first works, signed by a pseudonym Niger's sister (сестра Нигера), appeared on the

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in 2000. At the beginning of 2004 her book was published in the United States. In 2008, she was the recipient of Romania's

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, awarded to a prominent young talent.

References

External links

"Give Me (Songs for Lovers)" on Amazon.com

1981 births Living people 21st-century Russian women writers Pseudonymous women writers Writers from Yekaterinburg 21st-century Russian writers 21st-century pseudonymous writers {{Russia-writer-stub