Yevgeny Popov
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Yevgeni Anatolyevich Popov (Евгений Анатольевич Попов) (born Krasnoyarsk
, 1946) is a Russian writer, known for short stories
. He trained as a geologist, but from 1975 supported himself in Moscow in order to write.
His stories began to be published in large numbers in the 1990s; he has also written a novel. He uses elements of fairy tale
construction and literary parody
.
Krasnoyarsk
Krasnoyarsk is a city and the administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located on the Yenisei River. It is the third largest city in Siberia, with the population of 973,891. Krasnoyarsk is an important junction of the Trans-Siberian Railway and one of Russia's largest producers of...
, 1946) is a Russian writer, known for short stories
Short Stories
Short Stories may refer to:*A plural for Short story*Short Stories , an American pulp magazine published from 1890-1959*Short Stories, a 1954 collection by O. E...
. He trained as a geologist, but from 1975 supported himself in Moscow in order to write.
His stories began to be published in large numbers in the 1990s; he has also written a novel. He uses elements of fairy tale
Fairy tale
A fairy tale is a type of short story that typically features such folkloric characters, such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, dwarves, giants or gnomes, and usually magic or enchantments. However, only a small number of the stories refer to fairies...
construction and literary parody
Parody
A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
.