Her father was a physics professor who taught her two languages, and her maternal grandfather was a well-known translator. The hero of this spellbinding futuristic novel, a government scribe named Benedikt, lives in a primitive settlement. Still, Tolstaya's background is undeniably one of culture and education. As the great-grandniece of the Russian author Leo Tolstoy and the granddaughter of Alexei Tolstoy, Tolstaya comes from a distinguished literary family but, according to Marta Mestrovic's interview in Publishers Weekly with the author, she hates ‘‘being discussed as a relative of someone.’’ Tatyana Tolstayas The Slynx is a jewel among the list of classics published by New York Review Books, a post-apocalyptic satire taking place two hundred. The dystopian book takes place in the future, 200 years after a disaster.

Tatyana Tolstaya (Татьяна Толстая) was born in Leningrad, U.S.S.R. Known for her short stories and nonfiction, Tolstaya’s 2002 debut novel, The Slynx, was just reissued in paperback. Her father was a physics professor who taught her two languages, and her maternal grandfather was a well-known translator. Tatyana Nikitichna Tolstaya ( Russian: born May 3, 1951) is a Russian writer, TV host, publicist, novelist, and essayist from the Tolstoy family. As the great-grandniece of the Russian author Leo Tolstoy and the granddaughter of Alexei Tolstoy, Tolstaya comes from a distinguished literary family but, according to Marta Mestrovic's interview in Publishers Weekly with the author, she hates ‘‘being discussed as a relative of someone.’’ Still, Tolstaya's background is undeniably one of culture and education. 178 likes, 13 comments - Sara Niemietz (sarapalooza) on Instagram: The Slynx / Tatyana Tolstaya / Really enjoyed this one Ive had an ap. Tatyana Tolstaya (Татьяна Толстая) was born in Leningrad, U.S.S.R. Tatyana Tolstayas The Slynx reimagines dystopian fantasy as a wild, horripilating amusement park ride.

The Slynx by Tatyana Tolstaya