A train traveling with a single passenger is forced to stop for an entire hour, so the traveler leaves it and walks to waste time, but the paths lead him to a coal mine, then to a gypsy wedding, and finally to a place where five wolves were trapped, to carry out a plan targeting the village and its residents.
In an interesting plot, this novel pulls you in and carries you away without leaving you any chance to escape, as you follow the trail of this mysterious strange man and wonder: Who is he? A saint who came to save the village and its residents? Or just a mentally ill man running away with his madness? Or a philosopher? Or all of these together?
With linguistic and psychological intensity, Elena Alexeeva writes a novel that stands on the border between dystopia, magical realism, and absurdity, drawing inspiration from all of them without drowning in any of them. Therefore, in the year following its publication, it deserved the 2019 Novel of the Year Award and the National Book Center’s Feather Award.
final call" More than a hundred unforgettable flights at most of the world's airports from the age of eight to the age of fifty. He deserved the title of Badr Ibn Battuta!!! I visited five continents (Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Australia). The United States of America had the lion's share of visits, as I visited ninety-four states, and only Hawaii and Alaska remained. I rode most of the world's airlines in various classes and visited the world's most famous airports. On every trip, I had beautiful, funny, and some embarrassing situations. Getting lost at airports, being late for a flight, difficult inspections, turbulence, strange travelers, all of this and more I have experienced and I will share some of these stories with you.
The book was published in cooperation with Ettijahat Foundation - Independent Culture.
It includes the book presented to him by the Syrian political science researcher Salam Al-Kawakibi, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the “Ettijahat” Foundation. Independent Culture,” on 253 pages, and contains three papers, the first of which deals with: “Cultural Mechanisms and Cultural Production in a Period of Crisis.” Syria, Iraq and Lebanon,” prepared by academic researcher Dr. Mary Elias. The second research deals with: “The role of culture and arts in achieving reconciliation and civil peace in countries that witnessed violent conflicts,” completed by researcher Rama Najma. While the third research, which was completed by the “Syrian Center for Policy Research,” touched on “developing cultural structures in Syria.”
