Summary
Today, one of the most prominent writers of contemporary Russian literature, as well as the most translated, appeared on the literary scene at the end of the eighties, and already a decade later he is the winner of a number of foreign and domestic literary awards. The common denominator of his prose is the thematic attachment to the problem of autistic life, the separation of real and imaginary, or virtual reality, the role of the media in the production of "parallel worlds" and the influence of various chemicals, drugs and alcohol on the human psyche. These elements are also partially present in this, the first novel translated here. Faced with a new radically Americanized society, the capitulated writer Vladimir Tatarski becomes a scriptwriter for commercials, which opens the door to a different world, the world of post-Soviet tycoons and many young ambitious people. The novel abounds with references to numerous literary works of Russian and world classics, films, famous people from public life, statesmen, affairs...
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