Dmitry Glukhovsky

Dmitry Glukhovsky is Russian writer, playwright, and journalist. His first novel, Metro 2033, is a worldwide bestseller and has been translated into forty languages. Metro 2033 also serves as the inspiration behind the cult Mero video gaming franchise, making Glukhovsky a pioneer of transmedia storytelling. His other works include the remaining novels in the Metro trilogy, the novel Text and the critically acclaimed play The White Factory.

A longtime critic of Russia's authoritarian political regime, Glukhovsky now lives in exile in Europe. In addition to his native Russian, Glukhovsky fluently speaks English, French, German, Hebrew, and Spanish.

You can find him on Instagram @glukhovsky.