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Za svoi debutniei roman («Bievshii sien», 2014) Sasha Filipenko god nazad poluchil «Russkuu premiu». S pervoi popietki — diplom pervoi stepeni v nominacii «Krupnaia proza». Nu i kak posle etogo saditsia za sleduushuu knigu? Tem bolee, chto geroia «Bievshego siena», chto vseh podkupalo, avtor iavno «stroil iz sebia», svoei biografii, svoih unosheskih vpechatlenii i chuvstv. Hvatit li emu sobstvennoi jizni na sleduushego geroia, ne sluchitsia li samopovtora? Povtora ne sluchilos. Zato opiat rodilsia iarkii, paradoksalniei, neobiechniei i ostro sovremenniei personaj — professionalniei televizionniei umorist, pridumievaushii shutki dlia televedushih. Delo eto neprostoe. Osobenno esli segodnia dnem tebia uvolili, s jenoi tie tolko chto razvelsia, a utrom ot tebia sbejal kot...

Sasha Filipenko won the Russian Prize a year ago for his debut novel (Ex-Son, 2014). On the first attempt, he received a first—degree diploma in the Large-scale Prose nomination. So how do you sit down for the next book after that? Moreover, the hero of the "Former son", which captivated everyone, the author clearly "built on himself", his biography, his youthful impressions and feelings. Will he have enough of his own life for the next hero, will there be a self-repetition? There was no repeat. Instead, a bright, paradoxical, unusual and acutely modern character was born again — a professional television comedian who comes up with jokes for TV presenters. It's not an easy task. Especially if you got fired this afternoon, you just got divorced from your wife, and your cat ran away from you this morning...