The novel “Killing Bobrykin. The Story of One Murder,” which earned its author Alexandra Nikolaenko the Russian Booker Prize, was received by readers in a mixed way. The story about not quite healthy main character Sasha Shishi is compared by some not with his bloodthirsty idée fixe, but with Russian classics; others call it experimental; some consider it empty; and someone sees it as a meta-physical statement. Some praise it, while others sharply criticize the novel for its “literature-centrism.” Even debate whether it’s about love or death. But everyone agrees that “Killing Bobrykin” is a strong novel and a sign of the current literary process in Russia.