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Creative Writing Lecturer Yelena Moskovich Interviewed by BOMB Magazine

Author Yelena Moskovich, lecturer in our Creative Writing MA Programme at the Paris School of Arts and Culture, was recently interviewed for BOMB Magazine by Grace Lavery, associate professor in the Department of English at UC Berkeley and general editor of Transgender Studies Quarterly.

Entitled Our First Mask, The Body, in the interview Yelena and Grace discuss the body in relationship to literature, theatre and Yelena’s new book, A Door Behind a Door (Two Dollar Radio), released in May 2021.

Read the full interview at this link.

Creative Writing Lecturer Yelena Moskovich Interviewed by Los Angeles Review of Books

Author and lecturer in our creative writing programme Yelena Moskovich, was recently interviewed by Nathan Scott McNamara for the Los Angeles Review of Books.

The interview explores Yelena’s latest book, A Door Behind a Door in relation to her previous two books The Natashas and Virtuoso. They are discuss the unique structure and rhythm of A Door Behind a Door as well as Yelena’s relationship to space, geography and language. Read the full article at this link.

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Creative Writing Lecturer Yelena Moskovich Publishes New Book

We are very pleased to share the news of the publication of the new book of Yelena Moskovich, author, playwright and lecturer in our Creative Writing Master’s Programme in Paris. Released on 18 May, 2021, A Door Behind a Door follows Yelena’s debut novel, The Natashas, which received much critical praise, and her second book, Virtuoso, which was longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize.

“Moskovich mystifies with this vivid story of a pair of estranged siblings who immigrated to Milwaukee from the Soviet Union as children in 1991… The dynamic style and psychological depth make this an engaging mind bender.” – Publishers Weekly

A Door Behind a Door tells the story of Olga, an émigré from the former Soviet Union whose stable life in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is overturned after she receives a surprising phone call from a figure of her past. This sparks haunting childhood memories revolving around an unexplained murder, a supernatural stray dog, and the mystery over the disappearance of her brother. As Olga attempts to reconcile with these, she must also evade the underground Midwestern Russian mafia, in pursuit of a series of stabbings.

There are two upcoming opportunities to hear Yelena speak about A Door Behind a Door. On Wednesday, 26 May at 2 pm (Central Time, 10 PM Paris time) Yelena will be discussing her new book with author Kate Zambreno during a Boswell Books virtual event. More on the event and registration at this link. Yelena will also be the guest of the author event during our upcoming Postgraduate Festival. On Friday, 4 June at 6 pm (Paris time), Yelena will be in conversation with our Creative Writing students Emily Nicholson and Neda Popova. Register for this free event here and learn more about the festival on its website.

A Door Behind a Door is available directly from her publisher, Two Dollar Radio, at Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris or ask for it at your local independent bookstore.

Creative Writing Lecturer Yelena Moskovich publishes article in Aperture

In her new article for Aperture, creative writing lecturer Yelena Moskovich of the Paris School of Arts and Culture interviews Photographer Vasantha Yogananthan.

Entitled Finding Trance and Transcendence in Vasantha Yogananthan’s Photographic Epic, the interview revolves around the latest installment of multivolume series of photobooks, set in India and Sri Lanka, by the French photographer of half Sri Lankan descent. Yogananthan retraces the saga of Ramayana, exploring how the ancient Hindu epic is celebrated in contemporary Indian and Sri Lankan society.