About the book: 2023 / There is a lonely hut at the edge of the forest. Look through her cloudy window - you will see the Master and the Animal. One seeks here atonement for sins and consolation from past grievances. As for the second one, she doesn’t live here of her own free will, she was once tamed. The owner fishes, collects berries and mushrooms. The little animal is waiting at home, not taking its eyes off the door. Their life is not an idyll, but from time to time they feel significant because they have each other. One day the Master leaves. The little animal is finally free. But what choice will she make? Without any doubt, she goes in search of the only person who is dear to her. He persistently makes his way through the darkness of the unknown towards the border between normality and madness. Ahead lies an endless night and cruel trials. In the struggle for their miserable lives, the heroes will find something important. Well, we will quietly watch them. “I am struck by the pain that permeates this existential tale of loneliness, love and dependence. It probably has some Kafkaesque reminiscences, but at the same time it is absolutely original.” VLADIMIR ALENIKOV, theater and film director, writer, playwright