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Sasha Filipenko
Foto: Lukas Lienhard / © Diogenes Verlag

Sasha Filipenko

Sasha Filipenko, born in Minsk in 1984, is a Belarusian author who writes in Russian. After leaving his training in classical music, he studied literature in St. Petersburg and worked as a journalist, scriptwriter, television presenter and gag writer for a satirical show. His novels Red Crosses and The Hunt were Spiegel bestsellers. Filipenko is an ardent football fan and lived in St. Petersburg until 2020. He had to leave Russia with his family and currently lives in Switzerland.

Awards
  • ›Prix Transfuge du meilleur roman européen ‹ für Kremulator, 2024
  • Rote Kreuze auf der Shortlist für ›EBRD Literaturpreis‹, vergeben von der Europäischen Bank für Wiederaufbau und Entwicklung für übersetzte Belletristik, 2022
  • ›Writer in Residence‹ bis Juli 2021: Fondation Jan Michalski, Montricher, Nähe Genfersee, Schweiz, 2021
  • ›Yasnaya Polyana Award‹ des Lev Tolstoy Museum für Der Schatten einer offenen Tür, 2020
  • ›Snob Award: Made in Russia‹ für Die Jagd, 2016
  • Die Jagd auf der Shortlist für den russischen ›Big Book Award‹, 2016
  • ›Russian Prize‹ für Der ehemalige Sohn, 2014
  • ›Znamya Magazine Award‹ für Der ehemalige Sohn, 2014
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»Filipenko is a relatable intellectual and a first-class writer who is gradually becoming known and appreciated in the West.«

Wlodek Goldkorn / L’Espresso, Rome

»Sasha Filipenko is one of those young writers who immediately gained a reputation for being a serious author. If you want to get inside the head of modern, young Russia, read Filipenko.«

Svetlana Alexievich / (›Nobel Prize‹ winner 2015)

»Filipenko is a relatable intellectual and a first-class writer who is gradually becoming known and appreciated in the West.«

Wlodek Goldkorn / L’Espresso, Rome

»Sasha Filipenko is one of those young writers who immediately gained a reputation for being a serious author. If you want to get inside the head of modern, young Russia, read Filipenko.«

Svetlana Alexievich / (›Nobel Prize‹ winner 2015)
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Swedish rights of Sasha Filipenko's Kremulator sold to Ersatz 
It's always an event when we sell rights of a book before it has been published by us! In this case, [More]
Sasha Filipenko's The Hunt on the top 20 of the Spiegel bestseller list, Dutch rights sold
Sasha Filipenko's latest book to be published in German, The Hunt, shot to #19 of the Spiegel bestse [More]
Sasha Filipenko’s Red Crosses praised by English language press, soon to be available in 14 languages
The English edition of Sasha Filipenko's Red Crosses by Europa Editions (New York) has been very war [More]
Noir sur Blanc wins six-way auction for French rights of The Ex-Son by Sasha Filipenko, Edizioni E/O buys Italian rights
Our six-way auction for French rights of Sasha Filipenko’s The Ex-Son has ended after three rounds a [More]
Der Schatten einer offenen Tür
Sasha Filipenko
The Shadow of an Open Door
General Fiction / 256 pages
2024
Im Warenkorb
Kremulator
Sasha Filipenko
Kremulator
General Fiction / 256 pages
2023
Im Warenkorb
Die Jagd
Sasha Filipenko
The Hunt
General Fiction / 288 pages
2022
Im Warenkorb
Der ehemalige Sohn
Sasha Filipenko
The Ex-Son
General Fiction / 320 pages
2021
Im Warenkorb
Rote Kreuze
Sasha Filipenko
Red Crosses
General Fiction / 288 pages
2020
Im Warenkorb
The Shadow of an Open Door
Kremulator
The Hunt
The Ex-Son
Red Crosses
Kremulator
Kremulator
Rote Kreuze
Die Jagd
Der ehemalige Sohn
Der ehemalige Sohn
Rote Kreuze
Kremulator