LAZ

The book masters of Russian prose, winner of the "Big book of 2008" by Vladimir Makanin's consists of four stories - "Where converge the sky with hills", "Outlet", "LAZ" and "Voices".
The life story of a talented provincial composer, grieving for the harmony of folk songs and cry baby (the best instant nascent music); the story of the tragic love of a poet and a married man; a Kafkaesque utopia of peace and, finally, similar to the manifest confession of the writer.
The writer examines the philosophical category of "authenticity is deceit", telling about the fate of our contemporaries. And created a true contrasts, their portraits were and are the trademark of the master.
The Makanin's prose is a sensitive barometer of time. It we measure the greatness of an era and the insignificance of our views of it.