"Kapalukh" is a philosophical novel by the famous Ukrainian writer Oleksandr Oles. In this book, the author, with the help of vividly drawn images, tells about the fate of an ordinary boy from the Ukrainian hinterland, who rebels against the cruel reality of his time. The main character, forced to fight injustice, finds himself at a crossroads between the life of a Ukrainian village and the shortcomings of a metropolis. This book allows the reader to delve into the world of internal conflicts, the feelings of the characters and their own moral values. "Kapalukh" is a work that will leave a mark in the soul of everyone who reads it, because it raises questions about choice, justice and true values in life.