Ganieva Alisa Arkadevna was born on September 23, 1985 in Moscow. She grew up and graduated from school in Dagestan, in Makhachkala. In 2002, she entered the Gorky Literary Institute in Moscow, to the department of literary criticism. Alisa Ganieva - editor of the supplement to Nezavisimaya Gazeta NG - ExLibris. Since 2008, a member of the editorial board of the journal "Literary studies". On the channel "Top Secret" Alice works as a TV presenter.
Attempt at writing
In 2004, her first literary debut took place. An article on post-modern writers written by Ganieva was published in the journal Moscow Bulletin. In 2005, she received the Literary Russia newspaper award for her most interesting debut.
Alice publishes her stories and articles in the magazines “October”, “New World” and “Banner”. The famous prose writer Ganiev is an editor, journalist and critic all rolled into one. To attract more attention to criticism, Alisa Ganieva created in 2009 a literary and critical group. Critics Elena Pogorelaya and Valeria Pustovaya work with her. Their group has the sonorous name "PoPuGan"
Girl from Dagestan
Is there a Dagestan writer who was born in Moscow? Probably, it is possible, because, having lived up to 17 years in Dagestan, Alisa Ganieva managed to study and understand all the subtleties associated with the life of the Caucasian republic. The best works of Alisa Ganieva are dedicated to the people of Dagestan.
For those who do not know: Dagestan is not Chechnya; the girls' upbringing there is not as puritanical as it might seem to someone. Of course, in the remote villages, the girls still follow the traditions both in dress and behavior. For example, the tradition of wearing headscarves, which the city dwellers no longer consider obligatory for themselves, is still observed in the villages.
Ganieva is a modern author who does not forget about his roots and has a good education in the capital. Her characters are Dagestanis who, in connection with modern realities, have come off their roots, but still have not come to anything new. These are girls who learned to visit expensive salons and threw off hateful scarves, and young people flaunting new-fashioned buzzwords and all kinds of expensive little things.
Who is Gulla?
At the beginning of her career, Alisa Ganieva takes the pseudonym Gulla Hirachev. This surname is quite common for Dagestan, despite its inconsistency in the Russian language. During the presentation in 2009 of the Debut Prize, which the author was awarded for the story “Salam to you, Dalgat!”, No one expected that Gulla is Alisa, and Khirachev is Ganieva. Here the writer had to open up, because she needed to go on stage and get a prize.
In her works, the young writer talks about the lives and fates of the most ordinary people - Dagestanis. And by the way she does this, we can conclude how much Alice loves these people. She wants to convey to the whole world the truth about her homeland.
What is the story
A collection of short stories about the North Caucasus written by Alisa Ganieva, “Salaam to you, Dalgat!” designed to show the reader the real modern Dagestan and to get rid of many prejudices associated with the life principles of Dagestanis. He reopens the Country of Mountains to the reader.
The protagonist is the Makhachkala Dalgat. A few stories about how he lived only one summer day, allow you to get an idea of the lifestyle of a small Dagestan town. The use of slang expressions in large numbers most accurately makes it clear to the reader how far Dagestan has departed from its traditions and how far it is from having to come to something.
Alice Ganieva's novels
The Festive Mountain novel is an attempt to describe the Caucasus as if it had separated and exists outside of Russia. The heroes of the book are people who have lost their roots and who have never been able to adapt to European values. All their attempts to change centuries-old traditions are shown by the example of one village, the main population of which is middle-aged people, because of this it is difficult for them to radically change something in their lives, but they don’t want to live in the old way.
The new novel by the writer Ganieva “Bride and Groom” tells about the peculiarities of marriage in the Caucasus. Young people want more freedom in choosing a couple, the older generation does not want to abandon traditions. Superstitions, fortunetelling and other attributes accompanying this event do not allow young people to live their own lives. And here is the newfangled foreign interpretations of Islam, which have nothing to do with the freedom-loving Caucasus. As a result, the bride and groom are separated, completely different fates are prepared for them. The novel has everything to captivate the reader: descriptions of family life, theft of a girl, funeral.
Awards
Despite the still short creative path, Alisa Ganieva has many awards and nominations. On her account the prestigious awards "Russian Booker", "Big Book", "Student Booker", "National Bestseller" and others.
Loyal criticism
Critics in relation to the work of Alisa Ganieva are mostly positive. Only a few are outraged by how frankly she expresses her point of view on what is happening in modern Dagestan. Ganieva also did not receive support from her fellow countrymen, and Islamic fundamentalists do not approve of it either.
Some of the critics consider the most intelligent and beautiful girls in Russia the PoPuGan group. Someone compares the young talent with foreign writers who are also trying to acquaint residents of megacities with how the outback lives. One of the critics calls Ganiev a man who is completely divorced from the Caucasian reality and at the same time completely understanding it.
There are also those who praise the writer for her scientific mentality and for her ability to choose the most important thing from much.
According to The Guardian, in 2015, Ganieva was included in the list of the most talented young residents of Moscow.
Someone sees much deeper and considers the novel and novels by Ganieva to be works in which a certain secret meaning is hidden. Some, on the contrary, say that the works of the young author lack wisdom, but that’s why he is young. Over the years, wisdom will come, and it will be completely different works.
And now Alisa Ganieva is a young beautiful Russian writer, who is likely to please her fans with more than one work.