Contemporary Russian literature is represented by many talented authors. Some of them publish their works in print form - both in collections and in separate books, and some are limited to Internet resources, as well as specially created personal blogs and sites. Each of the authors finds its readers and receives feedback and criticism.
The most famous contemporary writers, whose works are worth exploring for every lover of literature, are Sergey Shargunov, Alexander Snegirev, Alisa Ganieva, Vasily Sigarev and others. They can also include Igor Savelyev. The authorship of this prose writer belongs to 5 novels, as well as many articles.
Biography
Igor Savelyev was born on July 1, 1983 in the city of Ufa, which is located in Russia, the Republic of Bashkortostan.
After school, the future writer entered the local Bashkir State University at the Faculty of Philology, which he graduated in 2005. Then Savelyev decided to enter the graduate school of the Department of Russian Literature and Folklore, and in 2008 received a degree.
After graduating from BashSU, Igor Savelyev worked as a journalist in various newspapers. His first works and critical articles began to be published in magazines starting in 1999. In 2014, Savelyev was admitted to the Union of Writers of Bashkortostan, and later to the Union of Writers of Moscow.
Creation
Igor Saveliev’s debut book titled “The Tip of the Iceberg” was published in 2005 by Generation Publishing House. It was a collection, which, in addition to Savelyev’s novel “The Pale City,” included works by two other authors: Sasha Grishchenko and Stanislav Benecki.
The heroes of the Pale City are young informal people hitchhiking. The author says that despite the fact that “the words here are American,” this work is about the Russian road and Russian longing.
Another story Savelyev deserves the attention of readers - "Tereshkova flies to Mars." Like Tereshkova, who always dreamed of flying to Mars, the hero of this work also dreams that every year it seems more and more unrealizable: to be near her beloved girl and do what she loves. The hero actually naively protests against the cynical "world of adults." Will he be able to win?
Prizes and awards
Saveliev’s first published work was successful: with the Pale City, he entered the short list of the Debut Prize and the Belkin Prize, and, in addition, the long list of the Yasnaya Polyana Prize.
In 2008, the writer became the finalist of Debut for the play Port Wine, Cobain and Tied Hands, and the winner of the Ural Magazine Prize for his critical articles. In 2013, Igor Savelyev was awarded the State Republican Prize named after Babich.