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Sole proprietor – Kononenko Maya – IS – 2025 – ISBN 978-5-17-176048-9

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The traditional "family" novel here relies on a hidden fairytale structure, drawing the reader into a captivating game. According to the author, "it's a toy Ulysses, written from the perspective of a child, a girl," combining a coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of the 20th century with an intricately constructed system of literary allusions, from Lewis Carroll to Kafka.

The main character, Aika,'s mother remarries, and the girl gains "another set of grandparents" with a rather complicated history—the "new" grandfather spent his entire life working for the secret services.

From their dacha in Jurmala, Aika moves to the GDR, and, like an undercover spy, her name will now be changed—Ania Vitruk... A quarter of a century later, she must finally confront her old childhood fears in order to liberate the enchanted land of her childhood, which is tormented by the same contradictions as her own.
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