Gypsum Trumpeter.

The famous novel by the master of "grotesque realism" Yuri Polyakov, "Gypsum Trumpeter," has no analogues in modern domestic literature, neither in its captivating nature, nor in its genre uniqueness, nor in its breadth of themes. This "ironic epic," as critics have called it, combines elements of a detective story, a love story, a psychological novel, and social satire, and with its abundance of brilliant embedded novellas, it reminds one of the "Decameron." As always, the author enthralls the reader with a virtuoso-turned plot, captivates with bright and complex character personalities, impresses with a sharp ironic style, astonishes with unexpected metaphors and aphorisms, and evokes emotions with refined eroticism. The first book of the dilogy includes the parts "Inhabitants of the Thicket" and "Game Master and Writer's Deed."