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Alexander Karasyov - Russian novelist living in St. Petersburg. Alexander Karasyov was born in 1971 in Krasnodar, Russia. He received degrees in history and law from the Kuban State University. He also worked as a metal worker, an engineer, teacher, and legal advisor. He served in the army, taking part in the fights in Chechnya. Since 2003 he has been published in literary journals. He was awarded the Bunin Prize as "Discovery of the Year" (2008) and the Second Prize "O. Henry "Dary volhov" (New York, 2010. He is the author of the books "The Chechen Stories" (Chechenskye Rasskazy) and "Traitor" (Predatel').