Maxim Alexandrovich Osipov (Russian: Максим Александрович О́сипов; born 4 October 1963) is a Russian writer and cardiologist.[1] His short stories and essays have won a number of prizes, and his plays have been staged and broadcast on the radio in Russia.
Osipov was born in Moscow and received his medical training at the Russian National Research Medical University. In the early 1990s, he was a research fellow at the University of California, San Francisco. Upon returning to Moscow, he continued to practice medicine, co-authored a textbook on clinical cardiology, and founded a publishing house, Practica, which specialized in medical, musical, and theological material. After moving to Tarusa, a town 101 kilometers from Moscow, Osipov began working at the local hospital. He also established a charitable foundation to ensure the hospital's survival and to improve its standard of care.[2] He lived, wrote, and practiced medicine in Tarusa until March 2022. After the Russian invasion of Ukraine he left Russia. He first travelled to Armenia and then to Germany.[3]
Literary career
Osipov made his literary debut in 2007, in the journal Znamya, with a lyrical essay on his experiences in Tarusa.[4] He has since published several volumes of fiction and non-fiction and his works have been translated into 18 languages. His debut collection in English, Rock, Paper, Scissors and Other Stories, translated by Boris Dralyuk, Alex Fleming and Anne Marie Jackson, appeared in April 2019 from NYRB Classics, followed by a second compilation (Kilometer 101) in 2022.[5]
Literary style
In an interview with Daniel Medin, published in the Los Angeles Review of Books, Osipov explained his affinity for shorter forms: "I think that short stories, even long short stories (my personal preference), can be closer to poetry than to novels. It’s not the subject matter that I find central to short fiction, but style and form, which far exceed content in their importance. Being deeply knowledgeable about your material — in my case, about medicine and, to a lesser extent, religion, music, theater, politics, even chess — is not essential, however much it may help."[6] In the same interview, he spoke of the role of music in his life, as well as of its influence on his approach to writing: "I’m not the first to observe that music is the greatest teacher of composition in any art, including writing. There are many similarities between short stories and musical sonatas. Both last between 15 and 40 minutes. They 'make nothing happen,' as Auden said of poetry. When we listen to a sonata for the first time the purpose is to decide whether we want to listen to it again or not. The same should occur when you read a short story." Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich writes of the lingering impact of his stories: "When you delve into Osipov’s texts you see that they are deceptively simple, just like Shalamov’s: Behind this childish ordinariness there lies a hidden chasm. The whole time they leave you thinking how difficult it is to love humanity — wonderful, repulsive, and terrifying as it is — but in order to stay human, that’s exactly what you must do: You must love man. Your soul is restless — it is thinking. To inspire such thoughts — that’s something that only true literature can do."[7]
Selected bibliography
Грех жаловаться (2009). It's Wrong to Complain
Крик домашней птицы (2011). The Cry of the Domestic Fowl
Люксембург и другие русские истории (2020). Luxembourg and Other Russian Stories
Compilations in English
Rock, Paper, Scissors and Other Stories, ed. Boris Dralyuk, trans. Boris Dralyuk, Alex Fleming, and Anne Marie Jackson (New York Review Books, 2019)
Kilometer 101, ed. Boris Dralyuk, trans. Boris Dralyuk, Nicolas Pasternak Slater, and Alex Fleming (New York Review Books, 2022)
Further reading
Joshua Yaffa. "A Village Doctor’s Literary Calling." The New Yorker. 6 May 2019.
Philip Ó Ceallaigh. Review of Rock, Paper, Scissors, and Other Stories. The Stinging Fly. 4 September 2019.
Laura Kolbe. "Rock, Paper, Scissors Review: Wishing and Waiting." The Wall Street Journal. 12 July 2019.
Phoebe Taplin. "Rock, Paper, Scissors and Other Stories by Maxim Osipov review – bleakly comic Russian tales." The Guardian. 15 June 2019.
Helen Stuhr-Rommereim. "Delicate Mundanity: On Maxim Osipov's Rock, Paper, Scissors: And Other Stories." Los Angeles Review of Books. 21 October 2019.
Darren Huang. "A 'Cardiogram of Russian Life': On Rock, Paper, Scissors, and Other Stories by Maxim Osipov." Kenyon Review. 23 March 2020.
Kevin T. McEneaney. "Maxim Osipov: New Face of Russian Literature." The Millbrook Independent. 26 September 2019.
Jonathan Stone. "Voices of the Post-Soviet Intellectual: Maxim Osipov's Rock, Paper, Scissors." Reading in Translation. 16 December 2019.
Jennifer Wilson. "Care in a Land of Closing Hospitals." The New Republic. 20 May 2019.
Hilah Kohen. Review of Rock, Paper, Scissors, and Other Stories. Music and Literature. 4 June 2019.
Robert Chandler. Review of Rock, Paper, Scissors, and Other Stories. On the Seawall. 4 June 2019.
Bradley Babendir. Review of Rock, Paper, Scissors, and Other Stories. Chicago Review of Books. 8 May 2019.
Bob Blaisdell. "The Good Doctor: On Maxim Osipov's Rock, Paper, Scissors." Los Angeles Review of Books. 9 April 2019.
Robert Allen Papinchak. Review of Rock, Paper, Scissors, and Other Stories. World Literature Today. Spring 2019.
Jana Bakunina. "Rock, Paper, Scissors and Other Stories by Maxim Osipov — a surgeon’s precision." Financial Times. 26 April 2019.
Howard Amos. "101 kilometres from Moscow, a writer-doctor lays bare the contradictions and intrigue of Russian life." The Calvert Journal. 25 April 2019.
Starred Review of Rock, Paper, Scissors. Publishers Weekly. 21 March 2019.
"Objects in Mirror" (short story). Translated by Boris Dralyuk. Granta 145: Ghosts. 11 February 2019.
"The Mill" (short story). Translated by Alex Fleming. Asymptote. Winter 2018.
"The Children of Dzhankoy" (a documentary tale). Translated by Boris Dralyuk. Hazlitt Magazine. 10 February 2021.
"Sventa" (essay). Translated by Boris Dralyuk. Paris Review 236. Spring 2021.
^Howard Amos, "101 kilometres from Moscow, a writer-doctor lays bare the contradictions and intrigue of Russian life" The Calvert Journal, 25 April 2019.
^Maxim Osipov: 'Kil, beschaamd, bevrijd'. In: de Volkskrant, 5 May 2022
^Joshua Yaffa, "A Village Doctor's Literary Calling" The New Yorker, 6 May 2019.
^Rock, Paper, Scissors, and Other Stories (NYRB Classics, 2019)
^"Svetlana Alexievich in Praise of Maxim Osipov," translated by Alex Fleming Literary Hub, 9 April 2019.
March 20, 2023
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Maxim Alexandrovich Osipov Russian Maksim Aleksandrovich O sipov born 4 October 1963 is a Russian writer and cardiologist 1 His short stories and essays have won a number of prizes and his plays have been staged and broadcast on the radio in Russia Maxim OsipovBorn 1963 10 04 October 4 1963 age 59 Moscow Russian SFSR USSROccupationwriterNationalityRussianGenreFiction non fiction drama Contents 1 Biography 2 Literary career 3 Literary style 4 Selected bibliography 5 Further reading 6 ReferencesBiography EditOsipov was born in Moscow and received his medical training at the Russian National Research Medical University In the early 1990s he was a research fellow at the University of California San Francisco Upon returning to Moscow he continued to practice medicine co authored a textbook on clinical cardiology and founded a publishing house Practica which specialized in medical musical and theological material After moving to Tarusa a town 101 kilometers from Moscow Osipov began working at the local hospital He also established a charitable foundation to ensure the hospital s survival and to improve its standard of care 2 He lived wrote and practiced medicine in Tarusa until March 2022 After the Russian invasion of Ukraine he left Russia He first travelled to Armenia and then to Germany 3 Literary career EditOsipov made his literary debut in 2007 in the journal Znamya with a lyrical essay on his experiences in Tarusa 4 He has since published several volumes of fiction and non fiction and his works have been translated into 18 languages His debut collection in English Rock Paper Scissors and Other Stories translated by Boris Dralyuk Alex Fleming and Anne Marie Jackson appeared in April 2019 from NYRB Classics followed by a second compilation Kilometer 101 in 2022 5 Literary style EditIn an interview with Daniel Medin published in the Los Angeles Review of Books Osipov explained his affinity for shorter forms I think that short stories even long short stories my personal preference can be closer to poetry than to novels It s not the subject matter that I find central to short fiction but style and form which far exceed content in their importance Being deeply knowledgeable about your material in my case about medicine and to a lesser extent religion music theater politics even chess is not essential however much it may help 6 In the same interview he spoke of the role of music in his life as well as of its influence on his approach to writing I m not the first to observe that music is the greatest teacher of composition in any art including writing There are many similarities between short stories and musical sonatas Both last between 15 and 40 minutes They make nothing happen as Auden said of poetry When we listen to a sonata for the first time the purpose is to decide whether we want to listen to it again or not The same should occur when you read a short story Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich writes of the lingering impact of his stories When you delve into Osipov s texts you see that they are deceptively simple just like Shalamov s Behind this childish ordinariness there lies a hidden chasm The whole time they leave you thinking how difficult it is to love humanity wonderful repulsive and terrifying as it is but in order to stay human that s exactly what you must do You must love man Your soul is restless it is thinking To inspire such thoughts that s something that only true literature can do 7 Selected bibliography EditGreh zhalovatsya 2009 It s Wrong to Complain Krik domashnej pticy 2011 The Cry of the Domestic Fowl Chelovek epohi Vozrozhdeniya 2012 Renaissance Man Volnoyu morskoyu 2014 The Waves of the Sea pgt Vechnost 2017 Town of Eternity 101 j kilometr 2019 Kilometer 101 Lyuksemburg i drugie russkie istorii 2020 Luxembourg and Other Russian StoriesCompilations in English Rock Paper Scissors and Other Stories ed Boris Dralyuk trans Boris Dralyuk Alex Fleming and Anne Marie Jackson New York Review Books 2019 Kilometer 101 ed Boris Dralyuk trans Boris Dralyuk Nicolas Pasternak Slater and Alex Fleming New York Review Books 2022 Further reading EditJoshua Yaffa A Village Doctor s Literary Calling The New Yorker 6 May 2019 Philip o Ceallaigh Review of Rock Paper Scissors and Other Stories The Stinging Fly 4 September 2019 Laura Kolbe Rock Paper Scissors Review Wishing and Waiting The Wall Street Journal 12 July 2019 Phoebe Taplin Rock Paper Scissors and Other Stories by Maxim Osipov review bleakly comic Russian tales The Guardian 15 June 2019 Helen Stuhr Rommereim Delicate Mundanity On Maxim Osipov s Rock Paper Scissors And Other Stories Los Angeles Review of Books 21 October 2019 Darren Huang A Cardiogram of Russian Life On Rock Paper Scissors and Other Stories by Maxim Osipov Kenyon Review 23 March 2020 Kevin T McEneaney Maxim Osipov New Face of Russian Literature The Millbrook Independent 26 September 2019 Jonathan Stone Voices of the Post Soviet Intellectual Maxim Osipov s Rock Paper Scissors Reading in Translation 16 December 2019 Jennifer Wilson Care in a Land of Closing Hospitals The New Republic 20 May 2019 Hilah Kohen Review of Rock Paper Scissors and Other Stories Music and Literature 4 June 2019 Robert Chandler Review of Rock Paper Scissors and Other Stories On the Seawall 4 June 2019 Bradley Babendir Review of Rock Paper Scissors and Other Stories Chicago Review of Books 8 May 2019 Bob Blaisdell The Good Doctor On Maxim Osipov s Rock Paper Scissors Los Angeles Review of Books 9 April 2019 Robert Allen Papinchak Review of Rock Paper Scissors and Other Stories World Literature Today Spring 2019 Jana Bakunina Rock Paper Scissors and Other Stories by Maxim Osipov a surgeon s precision Financial Times 26 April 2019 Howard Amos 101 kilometres from Moscow a writer doctor lays bare the contradictions and intrigue of Russian life The Calvert Journal 25 April 2019 Starred Review of Rock Paper Scissors Publishers Weekly 21 March 2019 Objects in Mirror short story Translated by Boris Dralyuk Granta 145 Ghosts 11 February 2019 The Mill short story Translated by Alex Fleming Asymptote Winter 2018 The Children of Dzhankoy a documentary tale Translated by Boris Dralyuk Hazlitt Magazine 10 February 2021 Sventa essay Translated by Boris Dralyuk Paris Review 236 Spring 2021 References Edit The author s website Russian Howard Amos 101 kilometres from Moscow a writer doctor lays bare the contradictions and intrigue of Russian life The Calvert Journal 25 April 2019 Maxim Osipov Kil beschaamd bevrijd In de Volkskrant 5 May 2022 Joshua Yaffa A Village Doctor s Literary Calling The New Yorker 6 May 2019 Rock Paper Scissors and Other Stories NYRB Classics 2019 The Self Development of Truth A Conversation with Maxim Osipov Los Angeles Review of Books 9 April 2019 Svetlana Alexievich in Praise of Maxim Osipov translated by Alex Fleming Literary Hub 9 April 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maxim Osipov writer amp oldid 1145631267, 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