“Sleeping Beauty” is the third work by the rather high-profile author Dmitry Bortnikov. With his first novel, “Fritz Syndrome,” he was included in the short lists of “Natsbest” and “Booker” in 2002, and is known for his translations abroad. The reading is extremely energetic and passionate, even shocking. An almost brilliant mix of Rabelais, Platonov, Limonov and Nathalie Sarraute - and at the same time with a clear scandalous plot. A novel about which a great many controversial reviews will be written and which is capable of affecting the most intimate processes of any reader. A lyrical and passionate text from a National Bestseller Award finalist now living in France. A mercilessly harsh criticism of the modern Russian province, incredible tension of feelings, lilies and excrement. Bortnikov’s work with language in less than five minutes is brilliant. "Sleeping Beauty" is a book that is imprinted in the memory forever.