He is one of the most esteemed contemporary Russian authors who has won all the major literary prizes in his home country – even though he is one of the fiercest critics of Putin’s Russia and has been living in Switzerland since 1996.
Ta on üks hinnatumaid kaasaegseid vene autoreid, kes on pälvinud kõik oma kodumaa kesksed kirjandusauhinnad – olgugi et 1996. aastast Šveitsis elav Šiškin on üks tulisemaid Putini Venemaa kriitikuid.