Russian Literary Series: Ilya Shtemler

Shtemler is one of the veterans of the contemporary Russian literature. His first works appeared in literary magazines in 1960s, but his became a household name in the 80s' when he published a string of novels: Train, The Archives, Taxi Park and Department Store. To write these novels, Shtemler became in turn a cab driver, a train conductor, an archivist and a salesperson. His latest novel deals with issues of immigration.