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Lena Eltang is a Russian modernist writer, author of six novels, winner of the "New Verbal Art" prize (2009), the international "Russian Prize" (2011), finalist of the Andrey Bely Prize (2006), "National Bestseller" (2006), and "Big Book" (2012).
This book is... about the nature of hatred and submission, about how wars begin in memory and end in forgetfulness. About how ancient maps have areas marked with the inscription si sono del monstri, here dwell monsters, because the artist simply did not know what to say.
About how poorly told memories alter the past, and poorly imagined ones alter the future.
We are what we pretend to be, says the author of the book. We must be more careful.