Authors
Pieter Waterdrinker
Pieter Waterdrinker (b. 1961) lives by turns in Moscow and Saint Petersburg. He has unparalleled knowledge of modern Russia, and his habitat always plays a principal role in his work. In 1998, he made his debut with the novel Danslessen (Dancing Lessons) which received immediate acclaim. This was followed by the novels Liebmans ring and Een Hollandse romance (A Dutch Romance) and the collection of short stories entitled Montagne Russe. His major breakthrough came with the novel Duitse bruiloft (The German Wedding) which was translated into English, German and Russian, and was nominated for the Gerard Walschap Prize and will be made into a movie. The international film rights were also recently sold. His penultimate novel De dood van Mila Burger (The Death of Mila Burger) is being adapted as a Russian opera.
Events
14 May
Pieter Waterdrinker at Boswell
Pieter Waterdrinker is in conversation with Anna Somers Cocks at the Boswell Book Festival.
The Long Song of Tchaikovsky Street is Pieter Waterdrinker’s memoir of the collapse of the Soviet Union based on the author’s own experience of living and immersing himself in the country, and of how revolution has left its mark on his adopted St Petersburg.
27 Mar
The Turbulent End of Communism
Albanian academic Lea Ypi and Dutch novelist Pieter Waterdrinker discuss their experiences of living under communist systems as they collapsed and ushered in an often turbulent new order.