MOSCOW, August 18 — , Anastasia Silkina. There is no shortage of modern authors in the country now. At the same time, it is believed that Russian writers more often choose the genres of science fiction or fantasy. Is this so and when will books about the real heroes of our time appear — in the material.
What will be on the shelf: science fiction or books about modernity
Indeed, our writers have succeeded in fantasy and science fiction.
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"The country is rich in authors in this genre. The best science fiction writer of the year before last in Europe is Viktor Pelevin. Russian writers sell well abroad. But it is difficult to break through: the competition is colossal. But there are talented young people,” said the CEO of the Eksmo holding. Evgeny Kapiev.
The trend is confirmed by his colleagues in the publishing business.
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«Most often, digital authors publish works in the genres of romance, fantasy, science fiction and detective story,» says the director for the development of own content of the LitRes group of companies ; Evgeny Selivanov.
Samizdatis the publication of electronic, printed books or digital editions by the writer himself. For example, «LitRes» has its own eponymous publishing platform for independent authors.
In traditional book publishingthe process is more difficult. When selecting manuscripts, the publishing house is guided by the editorial policy or can order the author's work itself. And also takes care of the technical side, editing and design.
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It may seem that magical characters and extraordinary situations have ousted from the bookshelves the works that surround the reader every day. But this is not so, the publishers assure.
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"There is no shortage of contemporary authors writing about Russia, and there never has been. There are romance novels about human relationships, detective stories, and non-genre modern prose — that is, all those categories that do not include elements of science fiction, but tell about everyday life, ”explains Selivanov.
The Young Guard publishing house, which has been specializing in biographical prose for more than a hundred years, also agrees with this. The Life of Remarkable People series has already published books about cardiac surgeon Leo Bokeria, head of the State Hermitage Museum Mikhail Piotrovsky, about the first president of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev and other outstanding contemporaries. print. Another thing is that the big is seen at a distance, so the fundamental works devoted to our time will still appear later, when emotions are replaced by awareness, comprehension, understanding, ”notes the editor-in-chief of the Young Guard. Maria Zalesskaya.
This applies to all contemporary events, including the return of Crimea and Russia's special military operation in Ukraine.
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“In the samizdat segment, we see a growing interest in romantic prose. This suggests that people want just simple stories here and now,” says Selivanov. “More complex and multi-layered works about modern Russia are also published, but they are not so popular in the samizdat category.”
In turn, the general director of Eksmo believes that there is little high-quality satire and irony on the shelves.
Switch from sprint to marathon: what authors miss
The publishers note: unfortunately, many authors only consider themselves writers. There are also those who want to «catch the hype» on a relevant topic, but are not ready for serious work with the material. =»photo» data-crop-ratio=»0.666666666666667″ data-crop-width=»600″ data-crop-height=»400″ data-source-sid=»istock-2023″ class=»lazyload» width=» 1920″ height=»1280″ decoding=»async» />
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"People have lost their bearings "good-bad" and allow themselves to send manuscripts to the publishing house, which 20-30 years ago they would have been embarrassed to show to their neighbor in the country. Sometimes we get texts where hyperlinks have not even been removed,” says Zalesskaya.
Meanwhile, the Young Guard wants to supplement the Life of Remarkable People series with biographies of Donbass heroes: former head of the DPR Alexander Zakharchenko, commander of the «Somalia» battalion Mikhail Tolstykh (Givi), commander of the «Sparta» battalion Arsen Pavlov (Motorola).
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The head of the Eksmo holding also speaks for a deep dive into the topic.
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" Some modern authors (not all) perceive writing as a sport, a sprint. And this is a marathon that lasts for many years. You have to train for a long time, collect the invoice, study the issue you are writing about,» Kapiev emphasizes.
He cites Dan Brown as an example: in his latest book, gratitude to those who helped in writing takes ten pages .
August 10, 02:21