'Nedo' is a clash novel. Yuna, a young girl from Saratov from the new generation—unisex style and a complete lack of authority—bursts into the settled life of writer Groshev, who has changed jobs, wives, and apartments several times. She's no longer seen the cartoon about 38 parrots, 'heard something' about the storming of the White House, but she judges everything with absolute certainty. This 'baby' may be speaking the truth, but Yuna is also an excellent thief, fighter, drinker, and ask awkward questions. Groshev initially underestimated her. He misunderstood her. And, it turns out, he misunderstood himself, too. A complete failure—as always.

Alexey Slapovsky is a writer and playwright, a finalist for the Russian Booker and Big Book prizes, and the author of the novels 'I Am Not I,' 'Money Day,' 'Phoenix Syndrome,' 'The Winner,' 'They,' 'Genius,' and 'Unknown.' Each new book by Slapovsky is an experiment with genre, himself, and the reader.