The novel “Suriname” somehow, unbelievably, combines the tradition of classic Russian literature with the eternal search for God, philosophical issues, and a whole pile of social subtext.
An emigrant from the Soviet Union, Ilya works as an analyst on Wall Street. A successful career, good prospects, and a steady income. After Siberian exile, life clearly begins to improve. And then Ilya falls in love with the beautiful creole Adria, a representative of a wealthy Rutge lt family. For the first time in his life, he seems ready for a serious relationship. So he decides to meet Adria’s family, living in their ancestral home in Paramaribo, the capital of Suriname. That’s how Ilya ends up in South America.
Here it turns out that the Rutgelts practice the mysterious African magic of Wattu-Vodun. Ilya goes through a strange ritual and gets pulled into a chain of mystical—and genuinely frightening—incidents. All his knowledge and experience prove powerless against ancient beliefs, terrible rites, and mysterious Gods.