Andrej Kurkow

Andrej Kurkow was born 1961 in St. Petersburg, and has lived in Kiev since childhood. He studied foreign languages (he is fluent in eleven languages), worked as an editor, prison guard and cameraman, and has written many scripts. He has been living in Kiev and London since 1996, working as a freelance author. Andrej Kurkow's books have been published in 33 languages.