Viktor Erofeev's new novel is a metaphorical journey into the heart and consciousness of Russia, where war and peace change places, where life resembles combat duty, and death is a familiar, almost everyday occurrence, where behind every page is a search for an answer to the eternal question of "Russian guilt."
October 2, Thursday 18:00
Library at the Water Tower
Prenzlauer Allee 227–228, 10405 Berlin
Free admission
Viktor Erofeev creates a fantastic-metaphorical image of Moscow - a city-organism that thinks, feels and breathes, dictating the world agenda and the fate of Russia.
What is the nature of the new Russian barbarism?
What is "Russian wine"?
Did Russian history ever exist?
What is Russian "death hedonism"?
Are changes possible in Russia, or does hope “die first” here?
What is happening now with the Russian word and literature?
And can literature help satisfy the “desire for a new God”?
We invite you to a conversation with one of the most striking and provocative contemporary Russian-language authors, a conversation with whom is always about more than just literature.
Viktor Erofeev is the author of the bestsellers “Russian Beauty”, “Encyclopedia of the Russian Soul”, “Life with an Idiot”, “The Great Gopnik”, and the initiator of the legendary almanac “Metropol” (1979), which turned the Soviet literary scene upside down.
We are waiting for everyone!
At the meeting you will be able to buy books and get an autograph from the author.
Organizers: online book "Ant" https://murawei.de/
and the Berlin Book Fair of Russian-language literature "Berlin Bebelplatz" https://bookfair-berlin.de/