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ⓘ About Vladimir Sorokin
About Vladimir Sorokin Vladimir Sorokin is a prolific contemporary Russian author of novels, plays, librettos, and screenplays. Born in 1955 in a small town near Moscow, he trained as an engineer before turning to art and writing. His work gained notoriety in the 1980s, and The Queue, his first novel, was published by famed émigré and well-known dissident Andrei Sinyavsky in France. His Collected Stories earned him a nomination for the Russian Booker Prize in 1992, and he received the Andrei Biely Award in 2001. Sorokin’s writing is known for its use of characters and narrative to create compelling stories. His novel Blue Lard featured a sex scene between Stalin and Khrushchev clones, leading to public demonstrations and calls for prosecution.
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Dispatches from the District Committee
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2025
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Who is Vladimir Sorokin?
About Vladimir Sorokin Vladimir Sorokin is a prolific contemporary Russian author of novels, plays, librettos, and screenplays. Born in 1955 in a small town near Moscow, he trained as an engineer before turning to art and writing. His work gained notoriety in the 1980s, and The Queue, his first novel, was published by famed émigré and well-known dissident Andrei Sinyavsky in France.
Which Vladimir Sorokin series should I start with?
Vladimir Sorokin's series each consist of a single volume, so there is no reading order inside them. The earliest is Ice (2002).
How many books has Vladimir Sorokin written?
Vladimir Sorokin has 11 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1984 and 2025. 1 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Ice series with 1 book — and 10 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Vladimir Sorokin's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Vladimir Sorokin's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Ice (2002, 1 book).
How are Vladimir Sorokin's books organised into series?
This guide splits Vladimir Sorokin's 11 books into 1 named series and 10 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Ice (1 book, 2002).