Herman Koch entered the top ten most read writers in Europe; his novel The Dinner Party has been translated into thirty-seven languages, sold one and a half million copies and was made into a film in his native Holland, and a Hollywood adaptation, intended as Cate Blanchett's directorial debut, will be released in 2017 (starring Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Steve Coogan, Rebecca Hall, Chloe Sevigny).In the new novel "Dear Mr. M." With characteristic brilliance and ruthless attention to detail, Herman Koch explores his familiar themes: love and friendship, jealousy and envy. So, meet Mr. M. He is a famous former writer. Many years ago, he became famous for a novel based on a real incident - the mysterious disappearance of a history teacher after a scandalous affair with one of his students. Now everyone has forgotten about Mr. M. - except for the neighbor downstairs, who does not take his eyes off him and clearly knows something about that old mystery... For the first time in Russian!