Olga Gryaznova, born 1984 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Extended stays abroad in Poland, Russia, Israel, and Turkey.
She was awarded the Klaus-Michael Kühne Prize and the Anna Seghers Prize for her acclaimed debut novel Der Russe ist einer, der Birken liebt.
Most recently, Die juristische Unschärfe einer Ehe was published in 2014. Both novels have been dramatized for the stage.
Olga Grjasnowa lives with her family in Berlin.