Marina Lvovna Stepnova (née Rovner; born 2 September 1971, in
Yefremov
Yefremov or Efremov (russian: Ефремов) and Yefremova or Efremova (russian: Ефремова; feminine) is a common Russian surname. It is derived from the male given name Yefrem and literally means ''Yefrem's''. Yefrem is the Russian form of ...
) is a Russian writer and poet, best known for her books ''Women of Lazarus'' (2011), which won the
Big Book Award
Big Book (russian: Большая Книга, Bolshaya Kniga) is a Russian literary award for best prose in Russian.
The award is financed by the founders of the Center for the Support of Domestic Literature, Russian major businessmen and busi ...
, and was nominated for the
Russian Booker Prize
The Russian Booker Prize (russian: Русский Букер, ''Russian Booker'') was a Russian literary award modeled after the Booker Prize. It was awarded from 1992 to 2017. It was inaugurated by English Chief Executive Sir Michael Harris Cai ...
and the
Yasnaya Polyana Literary Award
The Yasnaya Polyana Literary Award is an annual all-Russian literary award that was founded in 2003 by the Leo Tolstoy Museum Estate and Samsung Electronics. The award is presented for the best traditional-style novel written in Russian or trans ...
in 2012, and ''The Garden'' (2020), which won the Yasnaya Polyana Literary Award in 2021.
References
1971 births
Living people
Russian women novelists
Russian women poets
People from Yefremovsky District
21st-century Russian novelists
21st-century Russian women writers
21st-century Russian poets
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