Oleg Pavlov

ABOUT CHRONICLES OF A HOSPITAL RECEPTIONIST

„One of the most exciting and powerful books appeared lately. A must read for anyone interested in modern Russian literature and modern Russian life.“
ROSSIISKAYA GAZETA

„The book is less than a hundred and fifty pages, but its metaphysical significance is hard to underestimate. Sharp style, the words often seem to be the only correct ones. It’s impossible to recount, one needs to quote all the time.“
HOWEVER MAGAZINE

„In short, staccato notes of his rather small diary Pavlov succeeds to create a universe so similar to our real life.“
IZVESTIA

„It’s like he whole of Russia has passed through this (book).
MOSCOW NEWS

„Minimum of literature, maximum of life.“
LITERARY GAZETTE

ABOUT TALES OF THE LAST DAYS

„His tales delve into the world of soldiers sent to the bleakest regions of central Asia, where their hopelessness ends up matching that of their prisoners, whose absurd routine, hunger and boredom they share. This is Berg’s Wozzek set in Buzzati’s Tartar Steppe.’
LA LIBRE

„An extraordinary portraitist, with a nose for trenchant, black humour, Oleg Pavlov delves into the shadowy outer edges of existence.“
FRANCE CULTURE

„Poetry, sensuality, humour, metaphoric genius’.
L’EXPRESS CULTURE