At the center of this book is a true story about how the search for the meaning of life leads the hero to the edge of the world—a desolate Arctic island in the Barents Sea that unexpectedly becomes a land of salvation, a territory of love, and a source of inspiration.
The author, Vasily Golovanov—already well known to fans of nonfiction (“true” literature) for the book "Tachanka from the South," devoted to N. Makhno—this time managed to use the essay genre to create a completely original work, drawing the reader into a myth-making—though by no means mythical!—journey, which results in the birth of a "true novel" you hold in your hands.
"The era of the great geographical discoveries is irrevocably gone? — the author seems to ask himself, and then concludes: — Nothing of the sort! The Earth is still an amazing, mysterious planet. It’s just that to encounter a secret…"