A book in which the main theme of the great Dostoevsky— the fate of a person who does not fit, psychologically and spiritually, into the usual boundaries— is framed by a complicated, almost “detective” plot worthy of a classic “novel of secrets.” This book is not only brilliant, but also endlessly profound. “Fathers and Sons” in Dostoevsky? Or—an intellectual novel with sharp plot twists? Perhaps both at once?