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Olga Kuno

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Born

in Moscow

Website

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Genre

Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Romance

Member Since

June 2016

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Born in Moscow and having left Russia in 1991, Olga Kuno has lived in Europe, Asia and America. Having completed her Ph.D. in linguistics, she started writing fantasy romance novels. Today she is both a lecturer in linguistics and a famous Russian fantasy writer who tries hard not to mention princes, dragons and magicians in her scientific articles. Her interests include British folklore, linguistic analysis of humor and animal communication. Among her favorite authors are such English writers as Oscar Wilde, Jane Austen and J. R. R. Tolkien, which is definitely reflected in her novels. ...more

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Average rating: 3.57 · 49 ratings · 15 reviews · 2 distinct works

	Half a Step Away from Love 4.19 avg rating — 21 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 131, August 2017 by Neil Clarke (Goodreads Author) (Editor), D.A. Xiaolin Spires (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Nin Harris (Contributor) 3.11 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Why Cinderella?

When I am asked which fairy-tale is my favorite, I do not hesitate for a moment. It’s definitely Cinderella. And I am clearly not alone in my preferences. Just think of the number of retellings, novels and movies that are based on Cinderella story. In addition to the ones that are pretty much classical (maybe with some minor divergences), there are so many interesting combinations of the Cinderell Read more of this blog post »

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Published on September 11, 2016 04:09 • Tags: cinderella, fairy-tales, literature, romance

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