Izrail Metter
Izrail Moiseyevich Metter (in Russian: Израиль Моисеевич Меттер) (1909–1996) was a Russian writer of Jewish origin.[1] He was born in Kharkov. One of his best-known books is the novel The Fifth Corner which he finished writing in 1967, but could not publish until 1989. He received the Grinzane Cavour Prize in 1992 for this book. Other notable works include Genealogy and Muchtar. His work has yet to be translated into English. The Fifth Corner of the Room translated from Russian 1991 by Michael Duncan (Harvill Press).
He died in 1996.
References[]
- ^ "Profile (in Russian)". Archived from the original on 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
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- 1909 births
- 1996 deaths
- Russian writers
- Jewish writers
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