Psychodel

Andrey Rubanov, master of realistic prose and author of novels “Iodine,” “Life Turned Out Fine,” “Get Ready for War,” as well as fantastic novels “Chlorophyllia” and “Living Earth,” in his novel “Psychedelic” takes on a theme both difficult and old as the world: “Do not covet your neighbor’s wife.” And yet he chose the most ordinary heroes…

A modern young couple—Mila and Boris—returns home after New Year holidays. When they enter their apartment, they realize they’ve been robbed! And just a couple of weeks later they learn: the thief has been caught, and the stolen items have been found. They find out from Kirill, nicknamed “Cactus,” an old acquaintance of Boris’s… Everything is too simple—suspiciously simple. But only Mila feels that Cactus appeared next to her fiancé for a reason, and she decides to get to know him better. The acquaintance becomes too intimate—yet it soon turns into a merciless duel…