Aleksandr Skorobogatov
@askorobogatov
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Belgian-based, Belarus-born writer and journalist, author of 7 books, i.a. ‘Russian Gothic’. Represented by Regal Hoffmann & Associates (NYC).
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Joined April 2011
Fantastic review of Russian Gothic in @nytimes! “Russian Gothic is a powerfully airless, demented little book whose fever proceeds with unbearable lucidity, both of prose and of mind.” @rhaliterary @FlandersLit @oldstpublishing @rarebirdlit @MissAdaDoom
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The 1991 novel turns a private disturbance into bracing social commentary.
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Straks bij Bart op #deafspraak: @vrancki en Christophe Busch over de erkenning van de genocide in Gaza, @petervandeveire over de toekomst van het songfestival & Alexandr Skorobogatov over z'n boek 'Achter de donkere wouden'
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Recensie ‘Achter de donkere wouden’ | Wonderschone elegie voor een vermoorde zoon https://t.co/VjgYmRIuCy
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Censorship is as grave an illness as idiocy. And like idiocy, it knows no borders. It does not belong to dictatorships alone—it thrives in the world that calls itself free.
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The story on which my novel Cocaine is based was never published in the Soviet Union due to censorship. My former Dutch publisher later attempted—unsuccessfully—to censor the novel in translation. Today, Meta censors communication about the book and has restricted my account.
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4th print run in under 2 months for “Achter de donkere wouden”! Thousands of readers have taken my son Ladoshka — forever 15 — into their hearts. Deeply grateful. “Through the Dark Woods” (English ed.) out Sept 2026 from @oldstpublishing @rhaliterary @FlandersLit @De_Geus
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Happy (belated) pub day to me! What a ride. Thank you all for the love — and for walking with me and Ladoshka through the dark woods. 🤍 #ThroughTheDarkWoods #Grateful #AuthorLife #PubDay @rhaliterary @FlandersLit @oldstpublishing @rarebirdlit @De_Geus
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‘Through the Dark Woods’ (‘Achter de donkere wouden’, @De_Geus, NL — English edition in 2026 by @oldstpublishing) is already at number 4 in @Humo’s Top 10 in Belgium — right behind Silvia Avallone, Ian McEwan, and Mark Galeotti! 🖤🙏 @rhaliterary @FlandersLit
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Achter de donkere wouden al op nummer 4 in Humo’s top 10 — na Silvia Avallone, Ian McEwan en Mark Galeotti! Kan het zelf amper geloven. Zo dankbaar 🖤🙏 @rhaliterary @oldstpublishing @De_Geus @FlandersLit
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Thrilled to see my upcoming book Achter de donkere wouden (Through the Dark Woods, @oldstpublishing , 2026) popping up on reading lists! 360 Magazine (NL) included it in their top 5 for September — alongside David Szalay, Yoko Tawada, Jacinda Ardern & Jeremy Black. @rhaliterary
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‘Achter de donkere wouden’ — English edition ‘Through the Dark Woods’ due in 2026 — featured by Flemish public broadcaster VRT as one of the most anticipated books of the autumn. Grateful & honoured! In bookstores from 3 September @rhaliterary @FlandersLit #BookLaunch #BookLovers
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“An unbearably beautiful book.” — Jan Antonissen in Humo about my forthcoming novel Achter de donkere wouden (03/09; English edition Through the Dark Woods, Old Street, 2026). Deeply grateful for the intense conversation! @rhaliterary @FlandersLit @De_Geus
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A book about my son — his abduction and murder in 2002 near Moscow. It broke me, but let me give voice to his pain and loneliness on his last night. The Dutch edition now has its face: the final cover. Off to print. @rhaliterary @FlandersLit
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Een boek over mijn zoon — over zijn ontvoering en moord in 2002, nabij Moskou Een boek dat me brak, maar me ook de kans gaf zijn pijn en eenzaamheid een stem te geven Vandaag kreeg het een gezicht: de definitieve cover is er. Het boek is naar de drukker. @rhaliterary @FlandersLit
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📖 ‘Achter de donkere wouden’ — feestelijke boekpresentatie! 🔥 4 sept, 20u – Bib Permeke (Antwerpen) ❤️ Met Peter Verhelst ⚠️ Beperkt aantal plaatsen 🎟️ Reserveer snel: https://t.co/nAcLKzgDu5
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The Dutch edition of my new novel ‘Achter de donkere wouden’ (@De_Geus) is now in the catalogue for bookstores in Flanders and the Netherlands. In stores from September 2. English edition ‘Through the Dark Woods’ (@oldstpublishing) to follow.
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This week, I received the Honorary Medal from KU Leuven for my work as a ‘sharp observer and critic of the dictatorships in Russia and Belarus and the war in Ukraine.’ @destandaard published my speech in its weekend edition. https://t.co/eKcj6oN2fv
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A deeply personal moment: the Dutch edition of ‘Through the Dark Woods’, about my son Vladimir, who was kidnapped and killed near Moscow in 2002, will be released on Sept 2, 2025, with @De_Geus More news soon on the English edition with @OldStreet For rights: @rhaliterary (NYC)
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My son, my beautiful, funny, gentle, loving boy, will always live on in my heart, in the heart of everyone who ever saw and knew him. I love you; I will always love you!
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My son would have had his birthday today. This photo of him, taken by my youngest brother Lesha long ago at my son’s grandparents’ in Batumi (Georgia), survived a fire, and it survived the winter in a burned-out house without a roof, under rain and snow—a harsh Belarusian winter.
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Een gebeurtenis die mij zo ontzettend aan het hart gaat: de Nederlandse editie van mijn nieuwe boek ‘Achter de donkere wouden’ over mijn zoon Vladimir, die in 2002 nabij Moskou werd ontvoerd en vermoord, verschijnt op 2 september 2025 bij @De_Geus. Coverontwerp door Irwan Droog
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