The Deserter

14 hrs. 27 min.

Language Russian

Author Andrey Valentinov

Narrator Sergey Gorbunov

Description

The main theme of "The Deserter," as with most of Andrei's works, is the search for oneself. The main hero returns to the world of the living, having crossed the line… Remembering nothing of himself: without a name, without a past life, not even understanding whether he is alive or dead. And outside, the Great French Revolution is underway. People are being sent to the guillotine in batches, death is everywhere. The terror of the Jacobins mows down the righteous and the guilty alike. The ideals of the revolution have been completely perverted: Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity. "Liberty — from God and conscience, Equality — before the blade of the guillotine, and Fraternity — in nameless mass graves, sprinkled with quicklime…"

Mysticism, a mad whirlpool of events, deftly twisted, a stunning inner struggle of the characters — none of this releases the reader's attention for a single second.