Alisa Ganieva is a writer of fiction and essays.
A former conference interpreter, she has translated books from Russian and Japanese..
She is the author and editor of books about Russian literature, including Simply Chekhov and Dostoevsky\'s Secrets
Chekhov\'s Letters (with Radislav Lapushin)
The New Russian Dostoevsky ; and Chekhov for the 21st Century (with Angela Brintlinger).
Carol Apollonio teaches at Duke University.
Ganieva is the author of three novels, all of which have been published in English by Deep Vellum: Bride and Groom, The Mountain and the Wall, and Offended Sensibilities .
In 2009, her first long story - Salam, Dalgat! about her native land in the Caucasus - won the prestigious Debut Prize a major literary award for young writers.
Alisa Ganieva is a writer of fiction and essays
