I finally got around to reading Mikhail Shishkin’s interview at the Asymptote journal. He goes into some depth on his writing of Maidenhair, his view of Russian politics, and the launch of a new literary prize (Dar) that celebrates Russian-language literature. Much of the first two I’ve covered before, especially in my posts covering an evening with him and Marian Schwartz (see here and here). The recording of that presentation can be at The Center for the Art of Translation or at Soundcloud. Wow, I can’t believe that was almost twelve years ago.

The updates since then on his view of what is happening in Russia as well as the new literary prize make for recommended reading.