Fazil Iskander
Fazil Abdulovich Iskander (Russian: Фази́ль Абду́лович Исканде́р; Abkhazian: Фазиль Абдул-иҧа Искандер; 6 March 1929 – 31 July 2016[1]) was a Soviet and Russian writer and poet in the former Soviet Union. He wrote about life in the Caucasus.
Iskander being awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 2010
He wrote various stories, most famously "Zashita Chika", which features a crafty and likable young boy named "Chik." His most popular books are the picaresque novel Sandro of Chegem and its sequel The Gospel According to Chegem.
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