Sofka Zinovieff's latest book is Putney (Out July 2018).
Biography
Sofka Zinovieff was born in London, has Russian ancestry and has lived in Greece for many years. Her latest book is an explosive and thought-provoking novel about the far-reaching repercussions of an illicit relationship between a young girl and a much older man.
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Garden Museum Literary Festival 2018
Delighted to be speaking at the inaugural Literary Festival of London’s wonderful Garden Museum. Sunday 8th July 2018. It may sound unlikely, but I’ll discuss gardens I’ve written about in Greece, Russia, Oxfordshire and #PUTNEY Literary Festival Spotlight: Sofka Zinovieff
The Bookseller: Bloomsbury signs ‘modern-day Lolita’
Published October 6, 2017 by Natasha Onwuemezi Bloomsbury has acquired Putney, a new novel by Sofka Zinovieff described as a “modern-day Lolita”. Alexandra Pringle, global group editor-in-chief bought UK and Commonwealth rights (excluding Canada) in Putney from Caroline Dawnay at United Agents. It has also... Read The Rest →
“A gripping and transporting read that’s very hard to put down”. The Book Bag reviews “The Mad Boy”
The Mad Boy, Lord Berners, My Grandmother and Me by Sofka Zinovieff Faringdon House in Oxfordshire was the home of Lord Berners; composer, writer, painter, friend of Stravinsky and Gertrude Stein, and a man renowned for both his eccentricity and... Read The Rest →
The Mad Boy in paperback, from Vintage. Out 3 November 2016
Due for release 3rd November 2016 Vintage Published 3rd November 2016 448 Pages Penguin Random House Company. © 1995 – 2016 Penguin Books Ltd. Registered number: 861590 England. Registered office: 80 Strand, London, WC2R ORL UK. Read more at https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1092025/the-mad-boy-lord-berners-my-grandmother-and-me/#HEBkckruJ6z61T4M.99
