Alina Bronsky
Alina Bronsky
b. 2 December 1978 · From Russia, citizen of Germany- Books
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Alina Bronsky is the pen name of a Russian-born German novelist, born in Yekaterinburg (then Sverdlovsk), Soviet Union, in 1978. She emigrated to Germany with her family in the early 1990s and now lives in Berlin, writing in German. Her sharp, darkly comic novels about family, migration and displacement include Broken Glass Park, The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine, Baba Dunja's Last Love and My Grandmother's Braid.
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Alina Bronsky is recognized for her darkly humorous and often biting portrayals of characters, particularly women and girls, navigating challenging circumstances and cultural clashes, often with a focus on the immigrant experience.
Many readers find "Broken Glass Park" to be an excellent introduction to Alina Bronsky's work, as it showcases her distinctive voice and thematic concerns through the eyes of a memorable young protagonist.