About
Ingrid Anne Bengis-Palei (née Bengis; Russian: Ингрид Энн Бенгис-Палей; 1944–2017), known professionally as Ingrid Bengis (Russian: Ингрид Бенгис), was an American writer, scholar, fishmonger and businessperson based in Stonington, Maine and St. Petersburg, Russia. In 1973, Bengis was nominated for a National Book Award for Combat in the Erogenous Zone (1972).