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| Award | Year | Status | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Book Award for Translated Literature | 2026 | Longlist |
About This Book
Translated from the Russian by Sasha Dugdale, Stepanova's novel follows the writer M, living in exile from the war-waging country of B, who gets lost on the way to a literary festival and considers joining a traveling circus. The book asks whether she can leave profession, homeland, and past behind. Longlisted for the 2026 National Book Award for Translated Literature.
About the Authors
Maria StepanovaRussian
Maria Stepanova is a Russian poet, novelist, and journalist born in Moscow in 1972. She is the author of In Memory of Memory, longlisted for the 2021 National Book Award for Translated Literature. The Disappearing Act, translated from the Russian by Sasha Dugdale, was longlisted for the 2026 National Book Award for Translated Literature.
Sasha DugdaleBritish
Sasha Dugdale is a British poet, playwright, and translator of Russian-language literature. Her translation of Maria Stepanova's In Memory of Memory was longlisted for the 2021 National Book Award for Translated Literature and shortlisted for the International Booker Prize. The Disappearing Act, also translated from the Russian, was longlisted for the 2026 National Book Award for Translated Literature.
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