Maria Golovanivskaya is a writer, translator, journalist. Author of the books “A Contradiction in Essence”, “Moscow Novel”, “Twenty Letters to the Lord God”, “Pangea” (shortlist of the “NOS” and “Made in Russia” awards). “Who is Afraid to Look at the Sea” is one of the most merciless texts, although, it would seem, before us is a chamber, sad story of failed love. But in fact, this is the story of a triumphant, successful DISLOVE. The heroine of the novel comes to an old-fashioned European resort for peace and happiness. All her life she fought with life itself. She lived by the rules, without embellishment, spoke the truth to her face, and found herself in a world of serenity, old money and beauty. She destroys this world around her, because she doesn’t know how to do it any other way, it doesn’t work out. She won and she is broken...