Popovich
15 hrs. 55 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Sergey Shargunov
Author
Sergey Shargunov
Narrator
Vladimir Voytyuk
Narrator
Vladimir Voytyuk
“Popovich” is a novel about the formation of a personality—an engrossing odyssey and a confessional, incisive, rebellious text.
Shargunov does not shy away even from the most awkward and painful teenage topics, and he speaks about them vividly, subtly, and with empathy.
This is a special view of the world: the main character is an aspiring writer—only just testing his strength and discovering his gift—and everything we witness is filtered through his perspective.
Here is a classic coming-of-age novel, but unfolding within the family of a priest. Luka desperately resists his father and decides to run away, yet inside he remains shaped by the upbringing imposed by his parents.
Sergey Shargunov (born 1980) is a writer, editor-in-chief of the journal “Yunost,” author of fiction and biographies, and a winner of the “Big Book” prize.
“Popovich” is a new, long-awaited novel.
Eleventh-grader Luka Artobolevsky, the son of a priest, is preparing to apply to the Faculty of Philology, reads Sartre, is in love with a classmate, and feels how inevitably he is moving into adulthood. Strict home rules, fasts, and unwavering adherence to the canons come into conflict with his desires. He tries to figure out what and why he believes—and whether those who teach him how to live are truly without sin.
Meanwhile, a mysterious monk appears in the church circles: he instills dubious ideas in the boy and urges him to run away—to the place, as he puts it, where real life begins.
The story of upbringing turns into an adventure novel, and a book about faith and doubt becomes a captivating journey.
Will he return home? And if he does—when, and as what kind of person?
Shargunov does not shy away even from the most awkward and painful teenage topics, and he speaks about them vividly, subtly, and with empathy.
This is a special view of the world: the main character is an aspiring writer—only just testing his strength and discovering his gift—and everything we witness is filtered through his perspective.
Here is a classic coming-of-age novel, but unfolding within the family of a priest. Luka desperately resists his father and decides to run away, yet inside he remains shaped by the upbringing imposed by his parents.
Sergey Shargunov (born 1980) is a writer, editor-in-chief of the journal “Yunost,” author of fiction and biographies, and a winner of the “Big Book” prize.
“Popovich” is a new, long-awaited novel.
Eleventh-grader Luka Artobolevsky, the son of a priest, is preparing to apply to the Faculty of Philology, reads Sartre, is in love with a classmate, and feels how inevitably he is moving into adulthood. Strict home rules, fasts, and unwavering adherence to the canons come into conflict with his desires. He tries to figure out what and why he believes—and whether those who teach him how to live are truly without sin.
Meanwhile, a mysterious monk appears in the church circles: he instills dubious ideas in the boy and urges him to run away—to the place, as he puts it, where real life begins.
The story of upbringing turns into an adventure novel, and a book about faith and doubt becomes a captivating journey.
Will he return home? And if he does—when, and as what kind of person?
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