In Conversation: Vladimir Sorokin and Keith Gessen

April 30, 2011 | The Cooper Union | New York City

With Vladimir Sorokin and Keith Gessen

Co-sponsored by The Cooper Union

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Vladimir Sorokin, considered by many to be the next Roberto Bolaño, is one of Russia’s most accomplished and well-regarded novelists and dramatists. English translations of his masterpieces, Ice Trilogy and Day of the Oprichnik: A Novel, arrive in bookstores this year. Sorokin discusses his work with young literary star Keith Gessen, editor-in-chief of the celebrated journal n+1.
 

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