Iodine

In his new novel, Andrey Rubanov returns to the autobiographical style that made him famous, along with the hero of his early books “Plant It and It Will Grow” and “The Great Dream.” “Jod” is a cruel story of love—for his friends and for his country. A story about the zero years that began for the hero with war in Chechnya and ended with harrowing experiences in prosperous Moscow. A classic “black book” that is shocking and blunt, with no mercy. A bloody confession of a man who has watched reality from the dark side for far too long. The hero of “Jod” has a past and a future—but he doesn’t like the present. His contempt for the civilization of material comforts is great and unshakable. He can’t live without love and truth. He’s searching for an exit. He believes in himself and in his comrades. He believes that someday people will live in a world free from cruelty, lies, and indifference. Let the reader believe in it too.