"Not awake and not in a dream" is a book written by the famous Ukrainian writer Yuriy Andruhovych. In this work, he combined different genres - from poetry to prose, which created a unique mixture between reality and fantasy. The main theme of the book was identity and the search for self-knowledge. The author leads the reader through a complex labyrinth of memories, dreams and thoughts of the hero, showing him unknown sides of his own personality. "Not awake and not in a dream" is a work that makes you think about what reality is and what role in it belongs to the person himself.