Mirrors

“Mirrors” is a psychological novel about a man who давно разучился ask himself why and for what he lives. Borisov is over forty: a dull job in a department, a faded marriage, debts, a habit of deceiving his wife and himself. He loves no one — people simply put up with him nearby. He does not live — he mechanically drags out his days. The death of a school friend becomes a border after which there is no return: for the first time in many years Borisov notices not only everyday life, but also himself. And what he sees turns out to be too heavy.

The novel reflects on how self-deception is born, what cowardice and male loneliness are made of, and why “ordinary life” sometimes turns into an unnoticed catastrophe.