The Dream Swimmer

At first glance, the world of metaphysical Petersburg has long been thoroughly explored in literature—but Lev Naumov’s novel "The Dreamer" ("Plover of Dreams") at the intersection of magical realism and Russian symbolism shows that its space is always new and remarkable. In this work, you can find features of an edge-of-your-seat detective story, a literature-centered philosophical reflection, a blood-chilling horror, and even a romantic drama. In any case, a story about how a fashionable writer—an author of in-demand books—tackles one of the central problems of modern culture: why have people stopped reading?—is unlikely to leave anyone indifferent or seem irrelevant.