Alisa Ganieva

Alisa Ganieva's Bride and Groom is vying for the Best Translated Book Award (USA). Kasia Bartoszynska, one of the BTBA judges: "Ganieva is an intriguing rising literary star whose novels are set in Dagestan, and have a vivid sense of its local character. The Mountain and the Wall, her previous book, also translated by Apollonio and published by Deep Vellum, was a startling and surreal story, an apocalyptic tale that was moody and scattered. Bride and Groom is more accessible, but an afterword reveals the hidden layers to the story, and immediately makes you want to re-read it".

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