Pavel Kostin was born in 1981 in Kaliningrad where upon graduation from the local university he worked in journalism. After several years in the press service of the State Drug Control he did a regular TV program on drug addiction. It was then that he wrote his first novel on the subject, The Runner, nominated for the Debut Prize, soon followed by Rooftop Anesthesia, which was a Debut finalist. Both novels are devoted to young people's tendency towards escapism and their feeling of loneliness in a big city. They were published under the same cover in 2007. Currently he is engaged in developing computer games and game design. Andrei Kuzechkin, born in 1982, grew up in a small town near Nizhni Novgorod on the Volga. Graduate of the Nizhny Novgorod University, majoring in philology, he worked as a village teacher, street cleaner, hospital security guard, librarian, and animator. He plays a harmonica and sings with the blues-punk band ?2000 R". He is a winner of the annual prize of October magazine and a finalist in the Debut Prize for his novel Mendeleev Rock. His other published books include Aborigine-digest, All The Ten Fingers, and Magma.
Kuzechkin s style sparkles with colorful dialogues, street talk and
bon mots Very good read For many people this short novel may become
a manual of survival Novy Mir magazine
Kuzechkin s book reads effortlessly it is a fine contribution to
the Nizhni Novgorod page in Russian literature. Novaya Gazeta
Kostin follows the best traditions of 20th century Russian
literature. His characters are real heroes who are not averse to
the currently unfashionable romantic aspirations. Their quest for
the truth brings disillusionment but at the same time humility, a
rare virtue nowadays. And they also come to realize that no matter
what happens while there is life there is hope. Novy Mir
magazine"
"Kuzechkin's style sparkles with colorful dialogues, street talk
and bon mots... Very good read... For many people this short novel
may become a manual of survival..." - Novy Mir magazine
"Kuzechkin's book reads effortlessly... it is a fine contribution
to the Nizhni Novgorod page in Russian literature." Novaya
Gazeta
"Kostin follows the best traditions of 20th century Russian
literature. His characters are real heroes who are not averse to
the currently unfashionable romantic aspirations. Their quest for
the truth brings disillusionment but at the same time humility, a
rare virtue nowadays. And they also come to realize that no matter
what happens while there is life there is hope." - Novy Mir
magazine
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