Fazil

Fazil Iskander (1929–2016) is a prose writer and a poet, a classic of Russian literature of the twentieth century, the author of the legendary epic novel “Sandro from Chegem” and, by his own admission, “unconditionally a Russian writer who sang Abkhazia”.
Evgeny Popov, who knew Iskander personally, and Mikhail Gundarin in a lively and laid -back conversation restore and analyze the life path of the future classic: from the history of Family and childhood Fazil to popular recognition.
His Abkhazia: Muhus and Chegem, the magical world of Sandro, Chika, Uncle Kyazym ...
His universities: from Moscow State University to Library and Lithuanian Institute.
Its texts: from youthful poetry to great prose.
His politics: how did Iskander participate in the scandalous almanac Metropol and his campaign in power during the time of perestroika?