Andrei Georgievich Bitov was born in Leningrad, Russia on May 27, 1937. He held numerous jobs including stevedore and construction worker, before graduating from the Leningrad Mining Institute in 1962. He worked as a professional writer since the early 1960s. His works included Lessons of Armenia, Pushkin House, The Monkey Link, and The Symmetry Teacher. He died from heart disease on December 3, 2018 at the age of 81.
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