The novel between the philosopher Lev Shestov and the poetess Varvara Malakhieva-Mirovich took place in the world of literature - conversations about Shakespeare, Kant, Nietzsche and Dostoevsky - and remained in letters to each other. A love story for Varvara Grigorievna, a difficult relationship with her sister Anastasia become a kind of prologue to Shestov’s “philosophy of tragedy” and shed light on what prompted him to existentialism - it is this blind spot in the philosopher’s biography that historian and prose writer Natalya Gromova talks about in her new book “An Otherworldly Friend.” Saved in PDF A4 format publishing layout.