Marina Lvovna Stepnova (née Rovner; born 2 September 1971, in

Yefremov Yefremov or Efremov (russian: Ефремов) and Yefremova or Efremova (russian: Ефремова; feminine) is a common Russian surname. It is derived from the male given name Yefrem and literally means ''Yefrem's''. Yefrem is the Russian form of ...

) is a Russian writer and poet, best known for her books ''Women of Lazarus'' (2011), which won the Big Book Award, and was nominated for the

Russian Booker Prize The Russian Booker Prize (russian: Русский Букер, ''Russian Booker'') was a Russian literary award modeled after the Booker Prize. It was awarded from 1992 to 2017. It was inaugurated by English Chief Executive Sir Michael Harris C ...

and the

Yasnaya Polyana Literary Award The Yasnaya Polyana Literary Award is an annual all-Russian literary award that was founded in 2003 by the Leo Tolstoy Museum Estate and Samsung Electronics. The award is presented for the best traditional-style novel written in Russian or trans ...

in 2012, and ''The Garden'' (2020), which won the Yasnaya Polyana Literary Award in 2021.

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