A new novel by Alexey Slapovsky, a master of unconventional plots, a renowned writer and playwright, and a finalist for the Russian Booker and Big Book literary prizes.
• The book continues the 'New Russian Classics' series. The story of a classic rebellion by a 'little man' in a post-pandemic world.
• Many times a day, you pass these people without noticing them—security guards, sales staff. Have you ever wondered what their uniforms hide? Who? One day, Erich Markov appoints himself Guardian of the Order he himself has established. Will he succeed in making the world a better place?
• A labyrinthine novel about impending madness, in which every turn could turn out to be a trap or a false exit.
Alexey Slapovsky is a writer and playwright, a finalist for the Russian Booker and Big Book awards, and the author of the novels I Am Not I, Money Day, Phoenix Syndrome, The Winner, They, Genius, The Unknown, and Not Enough. Each new book by Slapovsky is an experiment on genre, himself, and the reader.
