Anatoly Toss is a talented writer who, during his lifetime, has won comparisons with such geniuses as Leo Tolstoy and Ivan Turgenev. The author’s books are in great demand not only in Russia but also abroad. Proof of the talent that the emigrant possesses is the nomination for the Booker Prize, which his two novels deserve. What is known about this man, his life and creative successes?
Anatoly Toss: biography
The future famous writer was born in Moscow, there was a joyful event in the fall of 1959. Rozovsky Anatoly began to compose stories at the age of 16. His first works were placed in magazines and newspapers under his real name, later the young man began to use a pseudonym. Writing did not stop him from entering a technical university after graduation, and then acquiring a candidate’s degree. For some time, Anatoly worked at the Institute of Informatics Problems, but could not hide from his vocation.
In 1988, Anatoly Toss decided to move to the United States. Currently, the author lives in Boston. Anatoly is married, has three children. Fans of his work are millions of readers, delighted with Rozovsky’s novels and critics.
Bright debut
The young years of the writer were eventful, which did not always turn out to be joyful. For some time, the idol of millions of readers had the opportunity to spend as a war correspondent covering the war in Sri Lanka. It was then that in his life there was such a fateful event as a wound in the leg. Forced inaction during treatment in one of the Tuscan hospitals forced him to start writing his first novel.
The work, called "American History", was released in 1997. Publishing house of the then still unknown writer took the publishing house "Book Chamber". A touching book dedicated to the love that erupted between a US citizen and a Russian student produced the effect of an exploding bomb. The author, who became famous overnight, began to be compared with such writers as Nabokov, Turgenev, Tolstoy. Separately, critics thanked Anatoly for the sensitive coverage of the topic of emigration raised in the work.
The Booker Prize nomination was yet another proof of the success of American History.
Second book
Anatoly Rozovsky did not go down in history as an author who managed to create only one bright work. His second book not only repeated the success of the first novel, but also managed to surpass it. “Fantasy of a middle-aged woman” is a story also awarded a nomination for the Booker Prize.
The genre of a work that instantly became a bestseller is difficult to determine. It subtly intertwines love and detective lines, there are elements of a thriller that make the book even more exciting. The main character of the novel is a lonely middle-aged lady who escaped from people to an empty house on the ocean. A woman who has recently experienced a serious shock is trying to find peace and understand herself. But her attention is attracted by an old book hidden in the house, which contains unusual, even frightening stories.
“Fantasies of a Middle-aged Woman” is a work that allowed the author to consolidate the glory of one of the most outstanding writers of our time.
“Beyond Love”
“Beyond Love” is another wonderful story that came from the pen of Rozovsky-Toss. In this book, the author invites readers to imagine two different worlds that at first glance are no different from each other. And in this and in another Universe, people work and have a rest, cook food and meet friends, use transport and walk. There is only one difference - in the first world love lives, and in the second there is no such feeling.
Anatoly Toss said that the book "Beyond Love" is a kind of continuation of his famous "Fantasy." In this work, the author continues to touch upon such topical issues as love and hate, life and death, friendship and betrayal. Traditionally, the novel has such advantages as an unpredictable plot, tension, and psychologism. The denouement of the work can plunge readers into a real shock.
"Fantasy middle-aged men"
Of course, not all fascinating works that have come out of the pen of such a famous author as Anatoly Toss, whose books have been in constant demand for almost two decades, are listed above. “Fantasy of a middle-aged man” is another novel that fans of the author and simply connoisseurs of quality literature should certainly pay attention to.
The work, if you believe the words of its creator, is aimed at those readers who want to master the art of loving in a new way. The book helps to discover the qualities that their owner did not even know about. The novel not only turns the traditional idea of love upside down, but also allows you to better understand the people around you, the world in which humanity exists. Toward the end of the book, it will no longer be clear where fantasies end and real life begins.
What else to read
“Let's make love” is another famous book authored by Anatoly Toss. This work is primarily aimed at readers from Russia. The novel is riddled with nostalgia, but it can not be called boring. The central characters are young people whose best years of life came at the end of the 20th century. From the pages of this book, the author encourages the audience to be free-thinking, self-knowledge and development.
“Woman with a man and again with a woman” is another worthy work of Anatoly, albeit not awarded a nomination for the prestigious Booker Prize. The events of the sensational novel unfold in Moscow today. The plot revolves around the love affairs of four friends, each of which is unique.
The book, entitled “Attempts of love in everyday life and in nature,” also gained popularity. The main character of the work is trying to help a friend who has had serious problems in his relationship with his girlfriend. He comes up with a witty idea, the implementation of which will help his friend get rid of troubles.