This book by Vladimir Sorokin is a contemporary novel full of irony and surrealism. The author explores themes of memory, freedom, and identity, placing his characters in an otherworldly realm where the boundaries of reality blur. The story revolves around an unusual swim, which becomes the starting point for reflections on life and the conditions of human existence. Sorokin masterfully plays with words and plots, creating an atmosphere where absurdity becomes the norm, and the tragic and the comic are closely intertwined.