Boris Khazanov

Boris Khazanov (Russian: Борис Хазанов; 16 January 1928 – 11 January 2022) was a Russian writer.[1]

Boris Khazanov
Khazanov in 2008
Born
Gennady Moiseevich Faibusovich

16 January 1928
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died11 January 2022(2022-01-11) (aged 93)
Munich, Germany
NationalityRussian
OccupationWriter

Biography

Khazanov earned a degree in philology from Moscow State University. From 1949 to 1955, he was sentenced to penal labor for anti-Sovietism. After his release, he became a doctor and began writing books.[2] In 1982, he moved to Munich, and from 1983 to 1993, worked for Radio Free Europe. In 1998, the city of Heidelberg awarded him the Hilde-Domin-Preis für Literatur im Exil.[3] In addition to writing, he translated the works of philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz into Russian.

Boris Khazanov died in Munich on 11 January 2022 at the age of 93.[4]

Publications
  • Mythos Russland: Betrachtungen aus deutscher Zuflucht (1986)
  • Gegenzeit (1986)
  • Die Königsstunde (1990)
  • Unten ist Himmel (1993)
  • Der Zauberlehrer (1996)
  • Vögel über Moskau (1998)[5]

References
  1. Hazanov, Boris (1928-....) (in French) – via BnF Catalogue général.
  2. "Chasanow, Boris". inst.at (in German).
  3. "Hilde-Domin-Preis für Literatur im Exil". Heidelberg (in German).
  4. "The writer Boris Khazanov died in Munich. He was 93 years old". perild.com. 11 January 2022. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  5. "Ergebnis der Suche nach: "119192020" im Bestand: Gesamter Bestand". German National Library (in German).
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