Aleksey Slapovsky is a writer and playwright, a finalist of the "Russian Booker" and "Big Book" awards, author of novels "I am not me," "Day of Money," "Phoenix Syndrome," "The Winner," "They," "Genius," and "The Unknown." Each new book by Slapovsky is an experiment with genre, with himself, and with the reader.
"Underdone" is a collision novel. In the established life of the writer Groshev—who has changed several jobs, wives, and apartments—Yuna bursts in: a Saratov girl from the newest generation, all unisex style and complete absence of authorities. She doesn’t watch the cartoon about 38 monkeys, and she’s only "heard something" about the storming of the White House, yet she judges everything with absolute confidence. Perhaps it’s this "baby" who speaks the truth—but Yuna is also great at stealing, fighting, drinking, and asking uncomfortable questions. At first, Groshev underestimated her. Misunderstood her. And, it turns out, underestimated himself too. Just one endless "underdone"—as always.