Vladimir Lorchenkov (born 1979) is a
Moldavian writer of
Russian
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*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
origin. He was born in
Chisinau to a
Soviet army
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officer father. His childhood took him all across the
Communist world
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. Returning to
Moldova
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, he studied journalism and worked for a decade as a
crime reporter. He has published a dozen books, among them ''The Good Life Elsewhere'' which has been translated into English by
Ross Ufberg. He has won numerous prizes for his work including the 2003
Debut Prize
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Established in 2000 by the International Pokolenie (Generation) Foundation, the prize is awarded annually in five to seven categories reflecting the maj ...
and the 2008
Russia Prize.
He currently lives in
Canada
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, in the city of Montreal, where he works as a librarian and loader.
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References
1979 births
Living people
Moldovan male writers
Writers from Chișinău
Date of birth missing (living people)
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