The work of the famous Malcolm Bradbury, mentor of the no less famous Ian McEwan and Kazuo Ishiguro, easily intertwined caustic satire and sophisticated intellect. The novel “To the Hermitage!” - his last book, a kind of literary testament, written for almost ten years. A mysterious investigation called “Project Diderot” is dedicated to the search for the library of the great encyclopedist. According to the official version, she was sold to Catherine the Great and then disappeared without a trace. Today, members of a very motley company are looking for her: from a talented writer to an opera diva and a deconstructionist philosopher in an Armani jacket. Everyone thinks that they know everything about the life of Denis Diderot, and does not even suspect that the hunt for the missing library will turn into an amazing journey through the secrets of history...