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name: Nicolai Lilin
about: Nicolai Lilin is a Russian writer of Siberian origin. He was born and grew up in Transnistria, which declared its independence in 1990 but has never been recognized as a state. In 2004 he moved to Italy. In 2009 he published in Italy for Einaudi "Siberian education", his first novel, written directly in Italian. The book has been translated into 19 languages and distributed in 24 countries, and has reached the interest of cinema. It will become a movie directed by Gabriele Salvatores, starring John Malkovic as Grandfather Kuzja. In April 2010 he released his second novel, "Free Fall" (or "Sniper"), and for October 2011 we are waiting for the release of the new novel "The breath of the dark". He currently writes for magazine L'Espresso and h Nicolai Lilin is a Russian writer of Siberian origin. He was born and grew up in Transnistria, which declared its independence in 1990 but has never been recognized as a state. In 2004 he moved to Italy. In 2009 he published in Italy for Einaudi "Siberian education", his first novel, written directly in Italian. The book has been translated into 19 languages and distributed in 24 countries, and has reached the interest of cinema. It will become a movie directed by Gabriele Salvatores, starring John Malkovic as Grandfather Kuzja. In April 2010 he released his second novel, "Free Fall" (or "Sniper"), and for October 2011 we are waiting for the release of the new novel "The breath of the dark". He currently writes for magazine L'Espresso and he founded Kolima Contemporary Culture, an exhibition space which also hosts cultural events in Milan. Among its activities he is also a tattoo artist, he studied for many years the traditional Siberian criminal tattoos and learned his techniques and complex codes. ...more