Aleksandr Skorobogatov

Belgian-based, Belarus-born writer and journalist, author of 7 books, i.a. ‘Russian Gothic’. Represented by Regal Hoffmann & Associates (NYC).

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Fantastic review of Russian Gothic in @nytimes!

“Russian Gothic is a powerfully airless, demented little book whose fever proceeds with unbearable lucidity, both of prose and of mind.”

@rhaliterary @FlandersLit @oldstpublishing @rarebirdlit @MissAdaDoom

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My fifth session after two years without any climbing. Still baby steps, but it feels great to be back.

#climbing #comeback #bouldering

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Achter de donkere wouden — volle zaal gisteren bij Toast Literair in het Huis van Herman Teirlinck
Een intens en mooi gesprek met Sigrid Bousset over rouw, vaderliefde, schuld, hoop en herinnering
Dank aan iedereen die erbij was — jullie aandacht en betrokkenheid waren voelbaar

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My essay today in ⁦⁦@destandaard⁩ : Europe repeats the same mistakes toward the brainless idiot Trump as it once did toward his accomplice, poisoner Putin — with potentially even more catastrophic consequences. #Greenland #Trump #Europe #Putin https://t.co/tLvcgoJmwP

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Happy New Year, dear friends! Here’s to a year filled with true love, true friendship, and true joy — with high mountains, new books, beautiful adventures, and above all: even more love. May our boldest dreams come true! #love #NewYear2026 #mountains #books

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@SashaVasilyuk Обнимаю, Саша! ❤️

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Thrilled to share that ‘Through the Dark Woods’ will be published in Hungarian by Helikon (Libri Publishing Group) in 2027 — following its English publication by @oldstpublishing (UK) in 2026.
#ThroughTheDarkWoods #Skorobogatov #RussianGothic @rhaliterary @FlandersLit

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We’re engaged! 💍❤️

#engaged #love #happiness

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Straks bij Bart op #deafspraak: @vrancki en Christophe Busch over de erkenning van de genocide in Gaza, @petervandeveire over de toekomst van het songfestival & Alexandr Skorobogatov over z'n boek 'Achter de donkere wouden'

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Recensie ‘Achter de donkere wouden’ | Wonderschone elegie voor een vermoorde zoon https://t.co/VjgYmRIuCy

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Censorship is as grave an illness as idiocy. And like idiocy, it knows no borders. It does not belong to dictatorships alone—it thrives in the world that calls itself free.

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The story on which my novel Cocaine is based was never published in the Soviet Union due to censorship. My former Dutch publisher later attempted—unsuccessfully—to censor the novel in translation. Today, Meta censors communication about the book and has restricted my account.

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4th print run in under 2 months for “Achter de donkere wouden”!
Thousands of readers have taken my son Ladoshka — forever 15 — into their hearts. Deeply grateful.
“Through the Dark Woods” (English ed.) out Sept 2026 from @oldstpublishing @rhaliterary @FlandersLit @De_Geus

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@RuslanLeviev Поздравляю, Руслан!

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Happy (belated) pub day to me!
What a ride.
Thank you all for the love — and for walking with me and Ladoshka through the dark woods. 🤍

#ThroughTheDarkWoods #Grateful #AuthorLife #PubDay @rhaliterary @FlandersLit @oldstpublishing @rarebirdlit @De_Geus

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‘Through the Dark Woods’ (‘Achter de donkere wouden’, @De_Geus, NL — English edition in 2026 by @oldstpublishing) is already at number 4 in @Humo’s Top 10 in Belgium — right behind Silvia Avallone, Ian McEwan, and Mark Galeotti! 🖤🙏

@rhaliterary @FlandersLit

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Achter de donkere wouden al op nummer 4 in Humo’s top 10 — na Silvia Avallone, Ian McEwan en Mark Galeotti!
Kan het zelf amper geloven. Zo dankbaar 🖤🙏 @rhaliterary @oldstpublishing @De_Geus @FlandersLit

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Thrilled to see my upcoming book Achter de donkere wouden (Through the Dark Woods, @oldstpublishing , 2026) popping up on reading lists!
360 Magazine (NL) included it in their top 5 for September — alongside David Szalay, Yoko Tawada, Jacinda Ardern & Jeremy Black. @rhaliterary

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‘Achter de donkere wouden’ — English edition ‘Through the Dark Woods’ due in 2026 — featured by Flemish public broadcaster VRT as one of the most anticipated books of the autumn. Grateful & honoured! In bookstores from 3 September @rhaliterary @FlandersLit #BookLaunch #BookLovers

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“An unbearably beautiful book.” — Jan Antonissen in Humo about my forthcoming novel Achter de donkere wouden (03/09; English edition Through the Dark Woods, Old Street, 2026). Deeply grateful for the intense conversation! @rhaliterary @FlandersLit @De_Geus

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A book about my son — his abduction and murder in 2002 near Moscow. It broke me, but let me give voice to his pain and loneliness on his last night. The Dutch edition now has its face: the final cover. Off to print. @rhaliterary @FlandersLit