7 of the best women writers of our day whose books are very popular in Russia

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

Women writers often have to argue that there should be no gender division in literature. The fair sex write really amazing books in different genres, be it detective stories, adventure or melodrama. In our today's review, the most widely read women writers in Russia.

Ayn Rand

The undoubted leader among women writers according to the Storytel portal is Ayn Rand (Alisa Zinovievna Rosenbaum) and her novel Atlas Shrugged. This work is considered the main one in the writer's work, and its theme is described as "the role of reason in human existence and, as a result, a demonstration of a new moral philosophy: the morality of rational egoism." The novel "Atlas Shrugged" caused a very controversial assessment from both ordinary readers and critics, which did not prevent the work from becoming an international bestseller.

Max Fry

At first, under this pseudonym, two authors were hiding at once, Svetlana Martynchik and Igor Stepin, while both were artists and kept their literary activities secret. Instead of a photograph of the author, an African American was captured on the cover of the books of the Max Fry cycle, as a symbol of the literary slave. Later, the creative union of artists disintegrated, and the right to write under the pseudonym of Max Fry, on whose behalf the story was narrated, was reserved by Svetlana Martynchik.

Elizabeth Gilbert

The American writer gained wide popularity after the publication of her memoir “Eat, Pray, Love” in 2006. The bestselling author graduated from New York University in 1991 with a bachelor's degree in political science, but she took a long time to write. In 1993 she published the story "The Pilgrims" and then began to appear in various publications, including GQ, The New York Times Magazine. As Elizabeth Gilbert later admitted in the novel Eat, Pray, Love, she managed to make a career as a highly paid freelance writer.

The first book of the author was the collection of stories "Pilgrims", for which the writer received the "Pushcart Prize". After the release of Eat, Pray, Love, and then the film of the same name, starring Julia Roberts, Elizabeth Gilbert was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world of journalism by Time magazine. Another bestseller of the author "City of Women" is in no less demand among readers.

Jen Cinsero

This author has been called a "success coach" and a brilliant speaker. Jen Sinsero has many motivational bestsellers on her account that arouse the interest of readers of different nationalities, professions and social status. The author makes everyone look at their own life from a different angle and discover hidden reserves in themselves. Books "NOR", "DO NOT BE", "Be cocky" are ready-made guides for self-help and self-knowledge, they have been translated into more than 30 languages. True, the author always warns: reading her books is not doing anything, you need to use them to change your own life.

Donna Tartt

The author in 2014 won the Pulitzer Prize for the novel The Goldfinch. But even the very first novel by Donna Tartt "The Secret History", which was released in 1992, became a bestseller and sold all over the world, and already "The Goldfinch" brought the writer not only several significant literary awards, but also a contract for the film adaptation of the book. Donna Tartt does not strive to write a lot, she gets real pleasure in the process of work, so she does not often delight fans of her work with new products. But each of her new novels becomes a real literary miracle.

Guzel Yakhina

The debut novel "Zuleikha opens her eyes" very quickly became popular and brought Guzel Yakhina two literary prizes at once: "Big Book" and "Yasnaya Polyana". The book about a young Tatar woman turned out to be so atmospheric and colorful that you simply cannot pass by her. The novel is set in the 1930s, when the destinies of millions of ordinary people were forcibly changed by dispossession, collectivization and resettlement. The main advantage of one of the most popular works in Russia is the accurately conveyed spirit of the era, not only with its problems, all-embracing fear and attempts to understand what is happening, but also with the joys that happen in the life of an ordinary person, despite historical realities. Perhaps that is why the work of Guzel Yakhina turned out to be so touching and piercing.

Nika Nabokova

She calls herself a blogger and writer, and also a lover. And her books are a cross between a challenge to public morality and psychology. The author is interesting for his flashy frankness and a detailed description of what is happening in the world where a woman loves a married man. Her first book, #In Bed with Your Husband, was an instant hit, and the author continues to keep a personal diary in the hope that her own experiences will help other women avoid mistakes in their personal lives.

Another woman is so popular today that she needs no special introduction. Her works are loved and read in different countries, and the circulation of her books, published only in one publishing house "Eksmo", is estimated at ten million. Every story, novel or novella by Dina Rubina deserves special attention, but there are books that you simply cannot pass by.