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marusya klimova

marusya klimova -lrb- first name also transliterated marusia or maroussia ; ; real name tatyana nikolayevna kondratovich , ; born january 14 , 1961 in leningrad , soviet union -rrb- , is a russian writer and translator .
klimova plays with prose and reality , creating a blend of the two .
vladimir sorokin , victor erofeyev , and ilya kabakov named klimova as one of the most prominent contemporary russian authors .
she is the author of translations from the french -lrb- louis-ferdinand céline , jean genet , pierre guyotat , georges bataille , monique wittig , michel foucault , pierre louÿs , etc. -rrb- as well as her own books ; she is a chevalier de l'ordre des arts et des lettres -lrb- 2006 -rrb- .
she lives in saint petersburg .
