Andrei Rubanov can be recognized by one paragraph: no one writes in Russian so fiercely and vividly today. Exposed nerves, frantic energy, a feeling of rapid immersion in a whirlpool of events and emotions … And at the same time — not a single false note: everything that the author writes about, the author either experienced himself or observed from an extremely close distance. Faster, faster, even faster…
fast man
Andrei Rubanov can be recognized by one paragraph: no one writes in Russian so fiercely and vividly today. Exposed nerves, frantic energy, a feeling of rapid immersion in a whirlpool of events and emotions … And at the same time — not a single false note: everything that the author writes about, the author either experienced himself or observed from an extremely close distance. Fast, faster, even faster… This is the pace that life sets today for a person who wants to achieve something. 41-year-old banker Znaev is the protagonist of the novel Prepare for War! — brought this approach to perfection (and to neurosis): not a minute wasted, everything is subject to the principle of maximum efficiency. The result matches his efforts: his own bank, great prospects… However, his whole strategy collapses overnight: the banker falls in love with a young subordinate. Banal story? No matter how! Instead of starting to «change for the better» under the influence of feelings, turning from a car into a living person, Znaev feels that he is … degrading. Deprived of the usual drive, life loses its meaning. What to choose — to love and lose your identity or to keep your own «I» at the cost of giving up love? The author’s output is perpendicular to our expectations.
Eksmo, 352 p.