Anya Ulinich (born 1973) is a contemporary Russian American writer and visual artist. She is the author of Petropolis (Viking, 2007), and Lena Finkle’s Magic Barrel, a graphic novel (Penguin, 2014).
Petropolis, a Sami Rohr Prize Finalist, presents the American dream as no longer a matter of material success, or even educational opportunities but of “finding a place for one's misfit heart”. Lena Finkle’s Magic Barrel has been described as "a late-life bildungsroman that somehow combines a great Russian heaviness of spirit with invigorating humour, moving effortlessly from Chekhov to OkCupid clichés." Ayelet Waldman's review in the New York Times describes hers as a "rare, indeed magical, talent.”
Awards National Book Foundation's 5 Under 35 honoree (2007)
Selected works Petropolis (Viking, 2007) Lena Finkle's Magic Barrel (Penguin, 2014)
References
External links Anya Ulinich | Penguin Random House Ayelet Waldman reviews Lena Finkle's Magic Barrel in The New York Times Lena Finkle's Magic Barrel in the Los Angeles Times Katie Roiphe on Lena Finkle's Magic Barrel Kevin Kinsella interviews Anya Ulinich about 'Petropolis'