Alan Cherchesov, born in 1962, lives in Vladikavkaz, the capital of
North Ossetia. A graduate of the North-Ossetian University, he
lectures there on world literature and edits a university journal
of cultural studies. He is the founder and director of the
Institute of Civilization in Vladikavkaz, which provides
alternative education in the humanities.
An Ossetian writing in Russian, Cherchesov has two novels and a
number of short stories to his name. His novel Wreath on the Grave
of the Wind, a sequel to Requem for the Living, was awarded the
prize of the Russian Academy of Critics and published in German by
DVA. Requiem for the Living was published in German by S. Fischer.
"An exciting flow of gripping imagery conveys a mythical history
through a chorus of village voices led by a strange boy nicknamed
Alone." --"Die Zeit"
"Cherchesov's novel is a completely new phenomenon in contemporary
literature. The author has the courage and the talent to go against
the grain, disregarding fashionable trends and well-trodden paths,
to create a highly original work. The Western reader will soar with
this narrative to the summits of classical modernism." --"Neue
Presse"
"This Ossetian author skillfully blends the European and the
Oriental thinking to create a 'divan': a complex Eastern literary
genre, bringing to mind a Tibetan carpet. His story about the
search for a lost time creates a polyphonic chorus of memories,
inspiring vague associations with Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky and Gogol."
--"Die Welt"
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