In Moscow named winners of the literary prize "Big book". For the award fought more than a dozen of authors of works of different genres. Some of the books Directors ready to film.

Historical romance, time travel, family Saga - 5 of 11 books nominated for the award "the Big book" this year was dedicated to understanding the past. The main award was received by Leonid Esipovich with the novel "the Winter road". The history of the Civil war, based on real events.

The second prize was awarded to Eugene Vodolazkin. Philologist, a pupil of Dmitry Likhachev, already winner of the "Big book" for the novel "Lavr", this time received the award for "Aviator". Yet a new book, the filmmakers are only interested in, a contract for the screen adaptation of "the monastery" has been signed. Critics and literary critics have awarded 3rd place to the Novel by Ludmila Ulitskaya "Jacob's Ladder". The story of one family that is going through moments of happiness and sorrows. Once the main character finds a correspondence and grandparents, and their epistolary dialogue helps her to look differently at my life. This novel won the special prize readers ' choice award.

Another book - "stormy weather" by Alexei Ivanov will be screened by the holding VGTRK. The winners of the "Big book" has received enormous cash prizes. In January, all 11 works, to claim victory, will be on shelves in the libraries.
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