Things and Ears

“Things and Organs” by Alla Gorbunova is the debut prose book of the 2020 “NOS” award laureate and one of the most famous Russian poets of the new generation! Alla Gorbunova’s world transforms from everyday reality into a kaleidoscope: events, emotions, impressions—those barely perceptible at the pace of life in the 21st century—explode with new colors. Gorbunova’s prose is the prose of a poet who doesn’t aim for storytelling. The author’s true intentions are hidden in the balance between reality and illusion, plunging into the depths of the human essence, learning the meaning and significance of words. The text by Gorbunova—sincere, philosophical, and unyieldingly poetic—cannot help but stir you, filling you with a sense of penetration and a desire to contemplate and reflect.

“This is not just an audiobook; it’s our joint literary-musical project with composer Igor Vdovyn. For us, it’s not simply combining individual stories with sound, but a carefully thought-out large form. I think Igor managed to find for these texts the ideal sound that perfectly matches our time—such a strange, rusty post-apocalyptic sound. It’s as if you’re listening to some record recorded by someone unknown, sometime unknown, found amid the ashes of the world.” — Alla Gorbunova