Shop Talk: How to be interesting: nine keys for reader's attention

by Dmitry Bykov

Bio: I was born 12.20.1967, graduated Moscow University, spent two years in the Soviet Army, worked in most of post-soviet newspapers, published about 80 books, including 12 novels and 20 volumes of poetry. I was teaching in 5 schools and 7 universities in Moscow, New Jersey and California. All my activities are totally banned in Russia. Sounds strange but during this restless work I managed to marry 3 times (all my wives are friendly to each other and even to me) and to become father of two sons and one daughter. Children appeared to be even better than books.

This event is open to Cornell creative writing students only.

Russian dissident Dmitry Bykov is an Open Society University Network fellow and visiting critic based in the Einaudi Center’s Institute for European Studies (IES). One of Russia’s best-known public intellectuals, he is a novelist, poet, critic, satirist, and university professor.