A new book by Pavel Krusanov, author of “Angel’s Bite”, “American Hole”, “Dead Language” and other equally unexpected and discussed works, this time about hunting. Yes, yes, about hunting in its classical, Turgenev understanding. But Krusanov would not be Krusanov if he limited himself to a banal presentation of hunting stories about trips to waterfowl and upland game. Yes, this is in the new book, and it is told about it so juicily, vividly and with knowledge of the matter that it is as if you yourself, as in a computer simulation, are climbing into the hero’s waders and slurping through the swamp abysses waiting for a lucky shot. The book is actually wider, deeper and more amazing than just about shooting a gun. And the geography of this book is not only the Pskov region in the vicinity of Novorzhev. There is also the Peruvian selva with its secrets and night terrors. There are many other roads along which the author leads us, plunging us into the complex, sometimes unpredictable world of a person’s inner self. And of course, there is magic in the book, because, as the author said in one of his interviews: “Literature is not just a game into words and meanings, she is the heiress of verbal magic, the magic of spells. Only in the case of literature, the miracle that it tells is of a special nature. After reading a talented book, transformation happens not outside, but inside you. As a result, at least for a while, you become different, and through you the surrounding reality is slightly transformed.” Contains obscene language.