Garros-Evdokimov [Alexander Garros and Aleksei Evdokimov]

Sofya Khagi (University of Michigan)

Ed. by Neil Cornwell, University of Bristol
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.3.1: The Writing and Culture of the Baltic States.

Dates

Born 1975
Activity 2002-ongoing

Places

Born in Latvia
Active in Latvia; Russia

Activities

Primary

Journalist
Novelist

Resources

Garros-Evdokimov (Aleksandr Garros and Aleksei Evdokimov), two young Russian Latvian journalists, emerged on the literary scene in 2002 with their debut Russophone novel [Golovo]lomka [Headcrusher]. Published by St. Petersburg's well-known Limbus Press and introduced in Leonid Parfenov's popular television show Namedni [The Other Day], the novel won a prestigious National Bestseller (Natsbest) award for 2003. The surprise winning of Natsbest, which Garros-Evdokimov had obtained, defeating several established Russian writers, including Dmitry Bykov and his expansive Orfografiia [Orthography], positioned them immediately as gifted newcomers.

Both born in 1975, Garros and Evdokimov grew up in Riga, Latvia, at that time the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic. They have been friends since studying together at the Riga Humanities Lyceum. Having become acquainted in the eighth grade, they commenced drawing comics and initially conceived the idea of co-writing a novel....

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Citation: Khagi, Sofya. "Garros-Evdokimov [Alexander Garros and Aleksei Evdokimov]". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 28 August 2009 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=12554, accessed 09 June 2026.]