Sokolov, Sasha, 1943-

Sasha Sokolov was born in Ottawa, Canada in 1943 and the family returned to Moscow after the war ended. In 1966, the aspiring writer entered the Journalism School of Moscow State University and soon began to publish stories and articles. After writing A School for Fools, he emigrated to Vienna in 1975 after learning that the novel had been accepted by Ardis Publishers in Michigan. He then established his right to Canadian citizenship and emigrated to the U.S. where he continued work on more novels. He divides his time between Canada and the U.S. All three of his novels have now been published in Russia and in 1996 he was awarded the prestigious Pushkin Prize.

From the description of Sasha Sokolov Collection, ca. 1975-1991. (University of California, Santa Barbara). WorldCat record id: 49802075

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