Aleksandr Skorobogatov
@skorobogatov.com
Belgium-based, Belarus-born writer and journalist, author of 7 books, i.a. ‘Russian Gothic’. Represented by Regal Hoffmann & Associates (NYC). Climber, alpinist.
Warme woorden over ‘Achter de donkere wouden’ vandaag op Antwerpen Leest:
“Een mokerslag, dit boek. En toch: ook zoveel liefde.
Wat een tour de force, om vanuit zoveel wanhoop en donkerte een goed boek te schrijven. (…) Hartverscheurend.” — Katelijne Morreel, Antwerpen Leest
“Een mokerslag, dit boek. En toch: ook zoveel liefde.
Wat een tour de force, om vanuit zoveel wanhoop en donkerte een goed boek te schrijven. (…) Hartverscheurend.” — Katelijne Morreel, Antwerpen Leest
September 10, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Warme woorden over ‘Achter de donkere wouden’ vandaag op Antwerpen Leest:
“Een mokerslag, dit boek. En toch: ook zoveel liefde.
Wat een tour de force, om vanuit zoveel wanhoop en donkerte een goed boek te schrijven. (…) Hartverscheurend.” — Katelijne Morreel, Antwerpen Leest
“Een mokerslag, dit boek. En toch: ook zoveel liefde.
Wat een tour de force, om vanuit zoveel wanhoop en donkerte een goed boek te schrijven. (…) Hartverscheurend.” — Katelijne Morreel, Antwerpen Leest
‘Achter de donkere wouden’ (De Geus, NL — English edition ‘Through the Dark Woods’ in 2026 by Old Street, UK) al op nummer 4 in Humo’s Top 10 — na Silvia Avallone, Ian McEwan en Mark Galeotti!
Kan het zelf amper geloven. Zo dankbaar 🖤🙏
Kan het zelf amper geloven. Zo dankbaar 🖤🙏
September 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
‘Achter de donkere wouden’ (De Geus, NL — English edition ‘Through the Dark Woods’ in 2026 by Old Street, UK) al op nummer 4 in Humo’s Top 10 — na Silvia Avallone, Ian McEwan en Mark Galeotti!
Kan het zelf amper geloven. Zo dankbaar 🖤🙏
Kan het zelf amper geloven. Zo dankbaar 🖤🙏
‘Through the Dark Woods’ (‘Achter de donkere wouden’, De Geus, NL — English edition in 2026 by Old Street) is already at number 4 in Humo’s Top 10 in Belgium — right behind Silvia Avallone, Ian McEwan, and Mark Galeotti!
Can hardly believe it. So grateful 🖤🙏
Can hardly believe it. So grateful 🖤🙏
September 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
‘Through the Dark Woods’ (‘Achter de donkere wouden’, De Geus, NL — English edition in 2026 by Old Street) is already at number 4 in Humo’s Top 10 in Belgium — right behind Silvia Avallone, Ian McEwan, and Mark Galeotti!
Can hardly believe it. So grateful 🖤🙏
Can hardly believe it. So grateful 🖤🙏
Thrilled to see my upcoming book Achter de donkere wouden (Through the Dark Woods, Old Street, 2026) popping up on reading lists!
360 Magazine (NL) included it in their international top 5 books of September — alongside David Szalay, Yoko Tawada, Jacinda Ardern and Jeremy Black. 🙏
360 Magazine (NL) included it in their international top 5 books of September — alongside David Szalay, Yoko Tawada, Jacinda Ardern and Jeremy Black. 🙏
August 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Thrilled to see my upcoming book Achter de donkere wouden (Through the Dark Woods, Old Street, 2026) popping up on reading lists!
360 Magazine (NL) included it in their international top 5 books of September — alongside David Szalay, Yoko Tawada, Jacinda Ardern and Jeremy Black. 🙏
360 Magazine (NL) included it in their international top 5 books of September — alongside David Szalay, Yoko Tawada, Jacinda Ardern and Jeremy Black. 🙏
Dankbaar en vereerd: ‘Achter de donkere wouden’ is door de VRT getipt als een van de meest verwachte boeken van het najaar. Vanaf 3 september in de boekhandel.
August 27, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Dankbaar en vereerd: ‘Achter de donkere wouden’ is door de VRT getipt als een van de meest verwachte boeken van het najaar. Vanaf 3 september in de boekhandel.
“An unbearably beautiful book.” — Jan Antonissen in Humo about my forthcoming novel ‘Achter de donkere wouden’ (De Geus, 03/09; English edition ‘Through the Dark Woods’, Old Street, 2026). Deeply grateful for the intense conversation!
August 26, 2025 at 9:27 AM
“An unbearably beautiful book.” — Jan Antonissen in Humo about my forthcoming novel ‘Achter de donkere wouden’ (De Geus, 03/09; English edition ‘Through the Dark Woods’, Old Street, 2026). Deeply grateful for the intense conversation!
Mijn nieuwste boek 'Achter de donkere wouden' nu in de aanbiedingsbrochure voor boekhandels in Vlaanderen en Nederland. Vanaf 2 september ligt het boek in de winkels.
March 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Mijn nieuwste boek 'Achter de donkere wouden' nu in de aanbiedingsbrochure voor boekhandels in Vlaanderen en Nederland. Vanaf 2 september ligt het boek in de winkels.
Starbucksing with Kathy on Konyaalti Beach in Antalya…
#konyaaltı #konyaaltibeach #love #cat #cats_of_instagram #antalya #starbucks
#konyaaltı #konyaaltibeach #love #cat #cats_of_instagram #antalya #starbucks
March 25, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Starbucksing with Kathy on Konyaalti Beach in Antalya…
#konyaaltı #konyaaltibeach #love #cat #cats_of_instagram #antalya #starbucks
#konyaaltı #konyaaltibeach #love #cat #cats_of_instagram #antalya #starbucks
… and absolutely heartbreaking music by the Belarusian musician in exile, Yegor Zabelov. A thousand thanks to everyone! A few atmospheric photos taken by Rector Luc Sels.
March 13, 2025 at 12:22 PM
… and absolutely heartbreaking music by the Belarusian musician in exile, Yegor Zabelov. A thousand thanks to everyone! A few atmospheric photos taken by Rector Luc Sels.
Yesterday, I had the honor of receiving the KU Leuven Medal of Honor. Incredibly grateful, incredibly honored! Beautiful laudations from the Faculties of Arts and History, a moving speech by Rector Luc Sels, a wonderful conversation with Peter Vermeersch…
March 13, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Yesterday, I had the honor of receiving the KU Leuven Medal of Honor. Incredibly grateful, incredibly honored! Beautiful laudations from the Faculties of Arts and History, a moving speech by Rector Luc Sels, a wonderful conversation with Peter Vermeersch…
An event that is incredibly close to my heart: the Dutch edition of my new book, Through the Dark Woods, about my son Vladimir, who was abducted and murdered near Moscow in 2002, will be published on September 2, 2025, by De Geus.
Stay tuned for more news about the English edition by Old Street.
Stay tuned for more news about the English edition by Old Street.
March 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
An event that is incredibly close to my heart: the Dutch edition of my new book, Through the Dark Woods, about my son Vladimir, who was abducted and murdered near Moscow in 2002, will be published on September 2, 2025, by De Geus.
Stay tuned for more news about the English edition by Old Street.
Stay tuned for more news about the English edition by Old Street.
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.
March 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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.
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 Uitgeverij De Geus.
Coverontwerp door Irwan Droog.
Coverontwerp door Irwan Droog.
March 6, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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 Uitgeverij De Geus.
Coverontwerp door Irwan Droog.
Coverontwerp door Irwan Droog.
Van harte welkom: Uitreiking van de KU Leuven Erepenning aan auteur en schrijver Aleksandr Skorobogatov
Inschrijvingen (voor 2 maart): www.arts.kuleuven.be/formulieren/...
Inschrijvingen (voor 2 maart): www.arts.kuleuven.be/formulieren/...
February 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Van harte welkom: Uitreiking van de KU Leuven Erepenning aan auteur en schrijver Aleksandr Skorobogatov
Inschrijvingen (voor 2 maart): www.arts.kuleuven.be/formulieren/...
Inschrijvingen (voor 2 maart): www.arts.kuleuven.be/formulieren/...
Sunset at Dante’s Peak with the love of my life. Happy Valentine’s Day, my radiant light!
February 14, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Sunset at Dante’s Peak with the love of my life. Happy Valentine’s Day, my radiant light!
January 17, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A fantastic review of ‘Russian Gothic’ in The New York Times!
‘The novel elegantly recalls the great poets of delirium and madness that continue to be the reason people around the world turn to Russian literature: Dostoyevsky, Gogol.’
‘The novel elegantly recalls the great poets of delirium and madness that continue to be the reason people around the world turn to Russian literature: Dostoyevsky, Gogol.’
January 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
A fantastic review of ‘Russian Gothic’ in The New York Times!
‘The novel elegantly recalls the great poets of delirium and madness that continue to be the reason people around the world turn to Russian literature: Dostoyevsky, Gogol.’
‘The novel elegantly recalls the great poets of delirium and madness that continue to be the reason people around the world turn to Russian literature: Dostoyevsky, Gogol.’
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ in THE TELEGRAPH for my Russian Gothic!!!
'Part-Gogol, part-Nabokov and thoroughly magnificent... Russian Gothic has been heralded as an early masterpiece of post-Soviet literature -- a wonderfully, startlingly disconcerting read.’
'Part-Gogol, part-Nabokov and thoroughly magnificent... Russian Gothic has been heralded as an early masterpiece of post-Soviet literature -- a wonderfully, startlingly disconcerting read.’
January 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ in THE TELEGRAPH for my Russian Gothic!!!
'Part-Gogol, part-Nabokov and thoroughly magnificent... Russian Gothic has been heralded as an early masterpiece of post-Soviet literature -- a wonderfully, startlingly disconcerting read.’
'Part-Gogol, part-Nabokov and thoroughly magnificent... Russian Gothic has been heralded as an early masterpiece of post-Soviet literature -- a wonderfully, startlingly disconcerting read.’
“Skorobogatov’s complex psychological portrait linking it to the PTSD of war is riveting.”
January 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
“Skorobogatov’s complex psychological portrait linking it to the PTSD of war is riveting.”
Great review on my ‘Russian Gothic’ in The Sunday Times!
“Russian Gothic joins the tradition of tales told from the perspective of unhinged narrators, from Gogol’s Diary of a Madman (1835) to Bret Easton Ellis’s American Psycho (1991).”
“Russian Gothic joins the tradition of tales told from the perspective of unhinged narrators, from Gogol’s Diary of a Madman (1835) to Bret Easton Ellis’s American Psycho (1991).”
January 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Great review on my ‘Russian Gothic’ in The Sunday Times!
“Russian Gothic joins the tradition of tales told from the perspective of unhinged narrators, from Gogol’s Diary of a Madman (1835) to Bret Easton Ellis’s American Psycho (1991).”
“Russian Gothic joins the tradition of tales told from the perspective of unhinged narrators, from Gogol’s Diary of a Madman (1835) to Bret Easton Ellis’s American Psycho (1991).”
Thrilled to announce that ‘Russian Gothic’ has made the list of THE BEST INTERNATIONAL CRIME FICTION OF 2024 by CrimeReads / Literary Hub (USA)! Hugely honored and grateful!
‘A haunting masterpiece of jealously and rage.’ — Molly Odintz, CrimeReads / Literary Hub
‘A haunting masterpiece of jealously and rage.’ — Molly Odintz, CrimeReads / Literary Hub
December 13, 2024 at 1:41 PM
Thrilled to announce that ‘Russian Gothic’ has made the list of THE BEST INTERNATIONAL CRIME FICTION OF 2024 by CrimeReads / Literary Hub (USA)! Hugely honored and grateful!
‘A haunting masterpiece of jealously and rage.’ — Molly Odintz, CrimeReads / Literary Hub
‘A haunting masterpiece of jealously and rage.’ — Molly Odintz, CrimeReads / Literary Hub
Today in Publishers Marketplace: the English edition of LETTERS TO MY SON is set for release in Spring 2026 with @oldstpublishing (UK). The Dutch edition is coming August/September 2025 with @De_Geus (NL). Huge thanks to Markus Hoffmann & GreyhoundLitAg for making it happen!
November 22, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Today in Publishers Marketplace: the English edition of LETTERS TO MY SON is set for release in Spring 2026 with @oldstpublishing (UK). The Dutch edition is coming August/September 2025 with @De_Geus (NL). Huge thanks to Markus Hoffmann & GreyhoundLitAg for making it happen!