Sasha Filipenko received the Russian Prize for his debut novel ("Former Son", 2014) a year ago. On his first try - a first-degree diploma in the "Large Prose" category. Well, how can he sit down to write the next book after that? Especially since the author clearly "made" the hero of "Former Son", which captivated everyone, out of himself, his biography, his youthful impressions and feelings. Will his own life be enough for the next hero, will there not be a self-repetition? There was no repetition. But again a bright, paradoxical, unusual and cutting-edge character was born - a professional television comedian who comes up with jokes for TV presenters. This is not an easy task. Especially if you were fired today, you just divorced your wife, and this morning your cat ran away from you...
2nd edition, stereotypical.