Max Lawton is an American writer and translator of Russian literature into English. He is known for translating the works of Vladimir Sorokin, whose Telluria was longlisted for the 2023 Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize. A total of eight of Sorokin's books are being translated into English by Lawton, as well as articles and short stories, including "Horse Soup," which won the O. Henry Award in 2022.
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Telluria
Теллурия by Vladimir Sorokin
English · NYRB · 2022
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Their Four Hearts
Сердца Четырех by Vladimir Sorokin
English · Dalkey Archive Press · 2022
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Blue Lard
Голубое сало by Vladimir Sorokin
English · NYRB · 2024
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Schattenfroh
Schattenfroh: Ein Requiem by Michael Lentz
English · Deep Vellum · 2025
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Sugar Kremlin
Сахарный кремль by Vladimir Sorokin
English · Deep Vellum · 2025
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The Beginnings
gli esordi by Antonio Moresco
English · Deep Vellum · 2026
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