Cicadas

Asya Volodina (1991) — a prose writer, philologist, teacher of the Estonian language, author of the novels «Protagonist» and «Part of the Picture». Finalist of the «Lyceum» award, laureate of the Art Theater Prize and the «Moscow Art Award». The new novel «Cicadas» is inspired by the eponymous series.

A party to celebrate the end of school ends in murder. An investigator, a principal, parents, and the students themselves try to understand what led to this tragedy. But the deeper the investigator delves into the story, the more clearly he realizes: teachers are far removed from school life, parents know nothing about their children, and children can be cruel… Why do yesterday's friends bully you so easily today?