Elegiac Couplets, In a Way

"Haunting, poetic, and utterly captivating,." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
— Yakov Yasninsky

A VILLAGE, A MAN, AN UNBREAKABLE BOND

"Elegiac Couplets, In a Way" is an atmospheric novelette that immerses the reader in the world of Tulubaika, a remote Russian village haunted by history. Through the eyes of the narrator, its life-long resident, we witness a place unraveling in time. Childhood memories intermingle with grim depictions of war, vivid fantasies, and philosophical musings, all relayed in an colloquial voice. As the narrator struggles against the pull of his motherland, the story becomes a meditation on identity, roots, and the universal human yearning for freedom and self-determination.

~40-page novelette for £1+