Octopus

On the small fishing island of Himakajima in Mikawa Bay, life flows in its own way. Tourists here are a rarity, there are few attractions, but local color abounds. Immersed in this unusual, surprising way of life is a young economist from Russia, Alexander. He won't have time to be bored — on the island, he meets the mysterious Kisho Kamata, a waiter from a local restaurant, and finds himself drawn into a strange series of events, relationships, and mysterious deaths involving the island's residents and his former colleagues. What have the ancient deities prepared for the people, and are the frightening legends told by the local fishermen true? Will the heroes be able to change their fate, listen to their own hearts, and understand what is truly priceless, and what is just watery dust, scattering in the impenetrable gloom, along with the clay shards of a broken octopus trap…

«An excellent little novel by Anahit Grigoryan "Octopus" — a gloomy tale in Japanese colors, a kind of Miyazaki in prose (forgive the trivial comparison, but when you read it, you'll understand that it's hard to shake off it)». — Galina Yuzefovich