Sergey Yuryevich Kuznetsov is a famous domestic writer, entrepreneur and journalist. Among his most famous works are the novels "Gray Top", "Butterfly Skin", "Round Dance of Water", "Teacher Dymov." In this article we will talk about his career and work.
Biography
Sergei Yuryevich Kuznetsov was born in Moscow in 1966. His mother was a teacher of literature and French, and his father a famous chemist. After graduating from school, he entered the Moscow State University at the Faculty of Chemistry.
Literature Sergei Yuryevich Kuznetsov began to engage in the 1990s. This period includes his monographs about Thomas Pincheon, Joseph Brodsky, translations of Susan Sontag and Stephen King. He begins to print in thick literary magazines. Kuznetsov writes a lot about literature and cinema for online and paper media.
For some time, the hero of our article lives in America, where he receives the Stanford University Prize. Returns to Russia in 2002. This time, he combines the profession of a journalist and writer with entrepreneurship.
In 2013, he finally left Russia. Now lives with his family in Paris. He has French citizenship.
Creative debut
The first published work of Sergei Yuryevich Kuznetsov was the detective trilogy "The Nineties: A Tale." Events are developing in Russia. In the yard in 1996, the Internet is emerging, in the midst of a presidential election.
At that moment, a ghost is returning from 1984, who has been waiting for 12 years to awaken. The main character is trying to figure out the murder of a new girlfriend, at the same time plunging into the story of the distant death of a classmate.
The real success for the writer Sergei Yuryevich Kuznetsov comes in 2004, when he co-authored with Linor Goralik released the futurological novel "No."
The events of this work unfold in a world in which political correctness becomes the main enemy of creativity. Rhythmic gymnastics is hiding underground, and pornography is considered the most important of the arts. This is the world of the year 2060, in which the sunset of the golden age of mankind sets in. The book was nominated for the National Bestseller Award.
A photo of Sergei Yuryevich Kuznetsov after that began to appear in specialized publications, he began to be recognized as a successful writer.
"Round dance of water"
A photo of Sergey Yuryevich Kuznetsov began to appear in specialized publications, he began to be recognized as a successful writer.
Favorable reviews deserved his subsequent works. The protagonist of Butterfly Skin is a serial killer who dreamed of becoming a rock star. The maniac meets a journalist who is passionate about masochism on her way. She is trying to understand this matter, and in parallel is looking for extreme sex.
The real revelation was the 2010 “Round dance of water” novel, which was included in the short list of the Big Book Prize. Its heroes are residents of the modern metropolis. They have nothing in common with each other, except for the past generations of their ancestors. Each of them forgot what is considered part of one large family.
Critics spoke of this book as a traditional Russian novel written in an innovative way.
Last works
In 2016, Kuznetsov’s novel Kaleidoscope. Consumables was released. He almost immediately hit the short lists of most prestigious domestic literary awards.
In this book, the author uses more than a dozen locales. This is modern Russia, and Victorian England, and Shanghai at the beginning of the 20th century. The reader is faced with a whole kaleidoscope of events and faces, and each chapter becomes part of a common pattern that links fragments of the narrative into a single story.
His latest book at the moment is called "Teacher Dymov." This is a family saga, whose heroes have to make a difficult choice between journalism, science, teaching and yoga. They are all united by one woman and one country in which they had to live against the backdrop of successive eras.
Journalism
In the biography of Sergei Yuryevich Kuznetsov, journalism played a large role. It is believed that in the 1990s he took a direct part in the formation of new domestic media, focusing on literature and cinema.
It was published in major paper publications (Segodnya, Vedomosti, Kommersant, Ptyuch, Session), its work was published in various online media (Gazeta.ru, Lenta.ru, and Pole.ru ").
In 2006, Kuznetsov began managing the Buknik project. This is a site dedicated to the popularization of Jewish culture.
Business
Since 2004, the hero of our article has been engaged in entrepreneurial activities. He has his own agency, which specializes in interactive marketing, large-scale content projects, and cultural performances.
At the moment, the branches of his company operate in Paris, Kiev and the United States. It is known that among the clients of the agency were large domestic and foreign companies, the reality show "Dom-2".
In 2014, together with psychologist Ekaterina Kadieva, Kuznetsov founded the Marabu camp. It is intended for Russian-speaking children who seek education in Europe. Over time, projects for teenagers of senior school age and adults have opened as part of the Marabu camp.