Maria Rybakova

Maria Rybakova teaches literature and creative writing in Astana, Kazakhstan. Her collection Quaternity: Four Novellas from the Carpathians was published by Ibidem Press in 2021. She is currently working on a travel memoir.

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Articles

Fear Is a Sickness: On Liliana Corobca’s “Kinderland”
Maria Rybakova reviews Liliana Corobca’s “Kinderland.”
Maria RybakovaFeb 28, 2024
- Fiction
Highsmith Was a Troll: On Richard Bradford’s “Devils, Lusts and Strange Desires”
Maria Rybakova plumbs the depths of “Devils, Lusts and Strange Desires. The Life of Patricia Highsmith” by Richard Bradford.
Maria RybakovaApr 2, 2021
- Biography & Autobiography
A PEN Petition in Defense of Alexei Navalny
Maria RybakovaJan 23, 2021
Perseverance of Love: On Irvin Yalom’s “Becoming Myself”
Maria Rybakova reviews psychiatrist Irvin Yalom's recent memoir, "Becoming Myself."
Maria RybakovaNov 16, 2019
- Memoir & Essay
You Are Not Who You Think You Are: On Katherine Verdery’s My Life As A Spy: Investigations in a Secret Police File
Maria Rybakova reviews Katherine Verdery's "My Life as a Spy: Investigations in a Secret Police File."
Maria RybakovaMar 18, 2019
Let Us Rejoice While We Are Young
Maria Rybakova reviews Mircea Eliade's early novel "Gaudeamus," recently translated by Christopher Bartholomew and released by Istros Books.
Maria RybakovaAug 11, 2018
The Madness of Anna Schmidt: A Russian Prophet In Search of Her Beloved
Maria Rybakova recounts the life of Anna Schmidt, who believed herself to be the incarnation of Divine Sophia.
Maria RybakovaJan 3, 2018
Against the Devil: The Tormented Life of Czesław Miłosz
Maria Rybakova reflects on the tormented life of Czesław Miłosz, as told in a new biography by Andrzej Franaszek.
Maria RybakovaSep 9, 2017