In search of Abel. Gatov V.M.

This novel is a family saga, the story of the brothers separated by the Civil War. In private fate of the characters, the key points of history are refracted. Following the Old Testament metaphor of fratricide, the author is trying to understand the nature of evil, the awareness of the deed, the redemption of guilt of real and imaginary, offering the reader his understanding of the pattern and accident of crime and punishment. The narrative covers the period since the beginning of the I World War, the “Praopatastrophes” of the 20th century, to its tragic finale-the collapse of the New York towers of the twin. That. What begins as a family drama in the scenery of traditional Jewish life, a terrorist underground, revolution and civil war, evolves into an adventurous-adventure novel, and then into a political thriller, masterfully twisted around the most intriguing events of the 20th century. But with all the turns of the plot, the main character of the book remains a story. A game with styles, meanings and facts is an important characteristic of the author’s writer's manner. Ellips of this game are images and texts, often alien, direct quotes and references to them, details and intonations borrowed from various sources. Actively using the collage technique, the author builds a narrative of cubes found in archives and diaries, shopkeepers, abandoned houses, old books and newspaper binding, from trash, picked up on the side of the road.