Fazil Iskander

Fazil Iskander
Fazil Iskander
	Iskander being awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 2010
Born	Искандер, Фазиль Абдулович; Fazil Abdulovich Iskander; 6 March 1929; Sukhumi, SSRA, TSFSR, USSR
Died	31 July 2016 (aged 87); Peredelkino, Russia
Occupation	Novelist, essayist, poet
Nationality	Russian
Genre	memoirs, satire, parable, essays, aphorism
Notable works	Sandro of Chegem
Notable awards	USSR State Prize ; 1989 ; ; Alfred Toepfer foundation's Pushkin Prize ; 1992 ; ; State Prize of the Russian Federation ; 1993, 2013 ; ; Triumph Prize (Russia) ; 1999 ; ; Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" ; 1999, 2004, 2010 ; ; Order of Honour and Glory, 1st class (Abkhazia) ; 2002 ; ; Yasnaya Polyana Literary Award ; 2011 ; ; Ivan Bunin literary award ; 2013 ; ;
Relatives	Abdul Ibragimovich Iskander (father);; Leili Khasanovna Iskander (mother);; Feredun Abdulovich Iskander (brother);; Giuli Abdulovna Iskander (sister)
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Fazil Abdulovich Iskander (6 March 1929 – 31 July 2016) was a Soviet and Russian writer and poet known in the former Soviet Union for his descriptions of Caucasian life. He authored various stories, including "Zashita Chika", which features a crafty and likeable young boy named "Chik", but is probably best known for the picaresque novel Sandro of Chegem and its sequel The Gospel According to Chegem.

Fazil Iskander
Iskander being awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 2010
Born	Искандер, Фазиль Абдулович Fazil Abdulovich Iskander (1929-03-06)6 March 1929 Sukhumi, SSRA, TSFSR, USSR
Died	31 July 2016(2016-07-31) (aged 87) Peredelkino, Russia
Occupation	Novelist, essayist, poet
Nationality	Russian
Genre	memoirs, satire, parable, essays, aphorism
Notable works	Sandro of Chegem
Notable awards	USSR State Prize 1989 Alfred Toepfer foundation's Pushkin Prize 1992 State Prize of the Russian Federation 1993, 2013 Triumph Prize (Russia) 1999 Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" 1999, 2004, 2010 Order of Honour and Glory, 1st class (Abkhazia) 2002 Yasnaya Polyana Literary Award 2011 Ivan Bunin literary award 2013
Relatives	Abdul Ibragimovich Iskander (father); Leili Khasanovna Iskander (mother); Feredun Abdulovich Iskander (brother); Giuli Abdulovna Iskander (sister)
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