Maxim Sonin
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| Born | 15 March 1998 Moscow, Russia |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Genre | Prose, Young adult fiction |
Maxim Sonin , born March 15, 1998 in Moscow, is a Russian writer who has published five novels dealing with LGBTQ+ and violence with AST (publisher) and PopcornBooks. His debut novel, The Letters till Midnight , a young adult drama, was the first Russian-language book by a major publishing house that mentioned LGBTQ-relationship in the publisher’s announcement.[1] The Letters till Midnight has become a regular target of attacks and was blacklisted in 2022 as a part of the government crackdown on LGBTQ+ community in Russia.
Maxim obtained his BA from Haverford College in Pennsylvania in 2019 and MA from University of Chicago in 2022.
Letters till Midnight
The novel presents the story of a developing relationship between two students in a Moscow high school; each of the two girls is a narrator. It is considered one of the first examples of the emerging Russian queer literature by both proponents[2] and anti-LGBTQ media[3]. In an essay on perspectives of the LGBT literature in Russia for Gorky.Media , Konstantin Kropotkin reviews The Letters till Midnight and concludes that the publication of the novel by the largest publishing house in Russia demonstrates the changing attitude of Russian publishers to LGBT literature in general[4].
Galina Yuzefovich , a prominent literary critic, wrote about The Letters till Midnight: “The novel does more than an actual investigation of the events [sexual abuse episodes in a well-known Moscow high-school]; it is an emotional reflection – and profoundly persuasive at that”.[5] Dmitry Bykov, in a lecture on the ten years of Russian literature on Dozhd TV channel, called The Letters till Midnight “an attempt to reflect on the new sexuality”.[6]
In 2022, The Letters till Midnight were removed from the major Russian electronic book service Litres.ru amid a broad government crackdown on LGBTQ+ in Russia.[7] Before that the book was constantly present in the media attacks on LGBTQ+ community.[8]
Other Books
In 2022, AST published another Sonin's new novel, The Elephant's Steps , a loosely connected sequel to The Letters till Midnight[9] which is set up in St. Petersburg and deals with radical feminism, was published by AST (publisher) in April 2022. A literary critic and editor Eduard Lukoyanov, reviewing the book for Gorky.Media, wrote “the undoubtful advantage of this book is that the author can perfectly see his audience”[10].
In 2021, two crime novels by Maxim Sonin, The Double [11] and The Hunt ,[12] were published by PopcornBooks. The protagonist character, Mishka Mironova, is a sixteen years-old high-school student with a unique ability to solve violent crimes. The third novel about Mishka, The Abode [13], was published by PopcornBooks in July 2022. The reviewer of the three novels for Gorky.Media notes that “even 30 years from now, Maxim Sonin's novels would not require any editing [to make them current]”[14].
Maxim Sonin co-wrote the script for Konstantin Fam’s film The Meyerhold’s Biomechanics, which was scheduled to be released in 2022.
References
- ↑ "Письма до полуночи" [The Letters till Midnight]. ast.ru (in русский). Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ↑ "Радужный век русской литературы" [The Rainbow Age of Russian Literature]. theblueprint.ru (in русский). Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ↑ "Один раз – не пионер: разгул извращенцев закончится осенью" [One Time Does Not Count: The Pervert Fest Will End This Fall]. tsargrad.tv (in русский). Retrieved 2022-10-29.
- ↑ "Радужные перспективы: какое будущее ожидает ЛГБТ-литературу в России" [The Rainbow Perspectives: What Awaits the Russian LGBT Literature]. gorky.media (in русский). Retrieved 2022-10-29.
- ↑ "Что искать на книжной ярмарке Non/fiction в 2019 году" [What to look for at the 2019 Non/fiction Book Fair]. meduza.io (in русский). Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ↑ "«Если невинная "Зулейха" вызывает споры и обвинения, то о чем здесь говорить?» Дмитрий Быков — о последних 10 годах русской литературы" [If the innocent 'Zuleikha' is causing controversy and accusations, what is there to talk about?" Dmitry Bykov on the last 10 years of Russian literature]. tvrain.ru (in русский). 3 May 2020. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ↑ "Издатель должен быть бдительным" [The Publisher Must Be Vigilant]. vpost-media.ru (in русский). Retrieved 2023-06-13.
- ↑ "Запад устроил массированную ЛГБТ-атаку против нашей молодёжи" [The West Uses LGBT to Attack Our Youth]. russiapost.su (in русский). Retrieved 2023-06-13.
- ↑ "Ступает Слон" [The Elephant's Steps]. ast.ru (in русский). Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ↑ "Квир в посудной лавке" [Queer in a china shop]. gorky.media (in русский). Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- ↑ "Двоица" [The Double]. popcornbooks.me (in русский). Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ↑ "Охота" [The Hunt]. popcornbooks.me (in русский). Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ↑ "Обитель" [The Abode]. popcornbooks.me (in русский). Retrieved 2022-10-29.
- ↑ "Недетский детектив" [Crime Stories Not for Children]. gorky.media (in русский). Retrieved 2023-10-11.
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