The small-scale work of Sasha Sokolov (b. 1943) is a significant (without exaggeration) and mysterious phenomenon of the Russian language and literature of the second half of the 20th century. A myth-maker and eccentric, a postmodernist and a new classic, a brilliant stylist and subtle psychologist, Sasha Sokolov is one of the few who, boldly rethinking the best traditions of the classics, returns a modern and global sound to Russian literature. The novel “School for Fools” is the writer’s most famous work.