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Michael Idov

Born

in Latvia

July 09, 1976

Website

http://www.michaelidov.com

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Michael Idov is a novelist, director, and screenwriter. A Latvian-born American raised in Riga under Soviet occupation, he moved to New York after graduating from the University of Michigan. His writing career began at New York magazine, where his features won three National Magazine Awards. Michael has also been the editor-in-chief of GQ Russia. He is the author of Ground Up and Dressed Up for a Riot. Michael has worked on numerous film and TV projects, including Londongrad, Deutschland 83, Leto, and The Humorist. Along with his wife and screenwriting partner, Lily, they divide their time between Los Angeles, Berlin, and Portugal.

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Michael Idov's Blog

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An Interview with Time Out New York...

...with a bonus section about coffee, in which the author skillfully goads me into calling Starbucks "shit":

The Coffeeshop of Horrors [Time Out:]

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Published on July 26, 2009 15:55

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Michael Idov’s books

Average rating: 3.73 · 2,315 ratings · 353 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Collaborators (The Cormorant Trilogy, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 1,301 ratings — published 2024 — 13 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
	Ground Up 3.60 avg rating — 544 ratings — published 2009 — 10 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
	Dressed Up for a Riot: Misadventures in Putin's Moscow 3.63 avg rating — 269 ratings — 9 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
	Made in Russia: Unsung Icons of Soviet Design by Michael Idov (Editor), Bela Shayevich (Contributor), Boris Kachka (Contributor) 4.14 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 2011 — 2 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
	The Cormorant Hunt (The Cormorant Trilogy, #2) 3.97 avg rating — 31 ratings — 6 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
	Чес 3.03 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2013 — 2 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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