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Yelena Katishonok | |
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 Yelena Katishonok | |
| Native name | Елена Александровна Катишонок |
| Born | Yelena Alexandrovna Katishonok 1950 Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union (now Riga, Latvia) |
| Occupation | poet, novelist, translator, literary editor |
| Language | Russian |
| Citizenship | USSR→United States |
| Alma mater | Latvian University |
| Notable awards | Yasnaya Polyana Literary Award (2011) Russian Booker Prize (shortlist, 2009) |
Yelena Alexandrovna Katishonok (Russian: Елена Александровна Катишонок, born 1950) is an American Russian-language writer, author of three books of poetry, six novels and one book of short stories.