I resigned and took all my savings — and when they’re gone, I’ll kill myself. Michael Cabongo is a charismatic thirty-year-old teacher. He’s almost like Holden Caulfield, only instead of catching students in a rye field, he catches them in London slums — in a sense, too, “in the wrong place,” on the edge. Unable to watch the world’s injustices and live pretending nothing is happening, Michael decides to travel across the land of freedom — the United States of America. He’ll go from Dallas to San Francisco, meet new people, get caught in a fleeting romance, get involved in a few adventures — all with the calculation that when his savings run out, he’ll part with life. And when his journey comes to an end, Michael will have to answer honestly to himself: maybe life is still worth living?
The main character of this book searches for an answer to the question even Shakespeare asked: “To be or not to be?” Can you escape yourself, your feelings, and your life?
“This book is a reflection, a search for one’s place in the world where, it seems, there is no warmth or understanding for lost, wounded souls. But sometimes, to return to yourself, you have to take a long road, where life itself will give answers and help heal wounds. The main thing is to be ready.” — Alexandra Yakovleva, psychologist, journalist, host of the podcast “Psychology with Alexandra Yakovleva.”