Complex sentence: Genis was exposed to literature and the arts from a young age, mixing with artists and intellectuals, including Russian ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov, Umberto Eco, Norman Mailer and Czech film director Milos Forman.
Split into simpler sentences: Genis was exposed to literature and the arts from a young age. Genis mixed with artists and intellectuals, including Russian ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov, Umberto Eco, Norman Mailer and Czech film director Milos Forman.