There Once Lived a Woman Who Tried to Kill Her Neighbour's Baby: Scary Fairy Tales

Born in Moscow in 1938, Ludmilla Petrushevskaya is a prominent contemporary Russian writer known for her impactful prose and plays. With over fifteen collections to her name, her notable works include the short novel "The Time: Night," which was shortlisted for the Russian Booker Prize, and "Svoi Krug," a significant portrayal of the 1980s Soviet intelligentsia. A celebrated playwright since the 1980s, she has had her works performed by leading Russian theater companies and received the esteemed Triumph Prize for lifetime achievement in 2002.