It's Not Enough to Kill a Genius

Vladislav Otroshenko — writer, author of the books "The Drama of a Snowy Night: A Novel-Investigation about the Fate and Criminal Case of Sukhov-Kobylin", "Gogoliana", novels "Appendix to a Photo Album", "Person Outside of Credibility". Laureate of the "Yasnaya Polyana" award and the Italian literary prize Grinzane Cavour. "The heroes of this book — the mysteries of their fates and creations — compelled me to do things I never intended to do. Catullus prompted me to learn Latin to uncover the secret of his famous love affair with Lesbia; Khodasevich spurred me on to conduct a hydrological study of the Brenta River; Nietzsche forced me to wander through Venice to understand how his thinking was structured; Thomas Wolfe made me feel what it's like to be under the barrel of a .45 caliber Colt aimed at you by a ruthless critic... Each one had me at their disposal as long as I was obsessed with their lives and secrets." Vladislav Otroshenko The book is illustrated with drawings by Natalia Tolstaya.