From the university campus to the mysterious island. From ancient mythology to Indian legends, from subtle biblical allusions to sharp, cynical intellectual satire. “M/F” is a novel that became a world literary sensation. It was frantically scolded or equally frantically admired. They argued about it and read to it. However, neither the enthusiastic fans of the novel nor its zealous haters had any doubts: Anthony Burgess again violated the boundaries of what is permitted in literature. The story of young Miles Faber - Oedipus the King of the 20th century - becomes the history of art as such. But what is modern art? According to what laws does it exist? And is Miles right in promoting the theory of “the art of chaos and destruction” with youthful maximalism?