Nicole Krauss's new book, In the Dark Forest, is rightfully called the best in her writing career. This is a fascinatingly original novel about two very different people who, like the hero of Dante's Divine Comedy, lost confidence in the correctness of their life path, tried to escape from themselves and ended up in the same place - the Negev Desert. Successful lawyer Julius Epstein leaves his affairs, his marriage, his unique collection of art and decides to completely change his life - part with all his property and go to Israel. Nicole, a young writer from New York, comes to Tel Aviv in search of a plot for her new novel, leaving behind writer's block and a failed marriage. In Israel, Julius tries on the crown of King David, and Nicole finds herself in the desert, in the house where she thinks Franz Kafka lived. These and other equally amazing events become the beginning of the extraordinary adventures of the heroes, their metaphysical journey along the path of self-discovery.