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Everyday Saints and Other Stories
AuthorArchimandrite Tikhon
LanguageRussian
GenreProse
Publication date
2011
Publication placeRussia
Media typePrint
Pages640
ISBN978-0-9842848-3-2

Everyday Saints and Other Stories (Template:Lang-ru) is a book by the Russian author Archimandrite Tikhon (now the Metropolitan), published in 2011. It is bestseller, were sold over 1.1 million copies in Russian.[1][2][3] Its translator Julian Henry Lowenfeld was baptized into the Orthodox faith that same year, on Holy Saturday, in Moscow's Sretensky Monastery, where Archimandrite Tikhon was hegumen at the time. At the beginning of 2019, more than 3 million copies have already been sold only in Russia.[4] The English translation of the book were held in the Diplomatic Receptions Hall at Russia’s Consulate General on Manhattan.[5] A few days earlier there was a presentation of the book in the Library of Congress.[6]

The book has been translated into more than 17 languages, including French[7], Chinese[8], Serbian[9] and others.

The dook tells us about the Monastery's life and about other amazing stories from the life of ordinary people.[10] There is a real miracle in every story of life that is not invented.

Awards and honors

In Moscow it has been awarded the Book of the Year prize for 2012.[2] In 2012 its English translation won a first prize at New York’s Read Russia 2012 Festival.[11]

References

  1. ^ Sophia Kishkovsky (October 31, 2012). "Russians See Church and State Come Closer". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Archpriest Andrew Phillips (September 28, 2012). ""You will not be able to put it down." A review of Everyday Saints, by Archimandrite Tikhon (Shevkunov)". orthochristian.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  3. ^ Charles Clover (January 25, 2013). "Putin and the monk / How much influence does Father Tikhon Shevkunov have over the Russian president?". Financial Times. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  4. ^ "Митрополит Тихон представил в Гонконге книгу "Несвятые святые" на китайском языке" (in Russian). TASS. February 18, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  5. ^ "English edition of Russian monk's book presented in New York". TASS. October 16, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  6. ^ "Everyday Saints & Other Stories". Library of Congress. October 5, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  7. ^ "Review of the French Edition of Everyday Saints". everyday-saints.com. April 3, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  8. ^ "Everyday Saints and Other Stories being translated into Chinese". Shanghai: pravoslavie.ru. June 12, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  9. ^ "Third edition of "Everyday Saints" in Serbian released". Belgrade: everyday-saints.com. August 12, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  10. ^ Wesley J. Smith (March 8, 2013). "Everyday Saints and Other Stories". FirstThings.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  11. ^ ""Everyday Saints and Other Stories", Russia's Number One Bestselling Book, Released in English This October". PR Newswire. October 5, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
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