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The action of the new novel by Evgeniy Vodolazkin takes place on an Island that is not on the map, but its existence is beyond doubt. It cannot be found in history books, and the events are painfully recognizable. The Middle Ages are intertwined with modernity, the universal with the personal, and tragedy with the grotesque. The most serene princes and chairmen of the Island, chroniclers and prophets, the lord of the bees and the talking cat easily coexist here. According to an ancient prophecy, great trials await the Island. Will he be able to pass them when the earth begins to disappear from under his feet? .. "Working on the novel “Laurel,” I was a doctor, holy fool, pilgrim and monk. Now, a decade later, I dared to become a chronicler - and felt how great the burden responsibility of the one who captures the past. History is one of the names of experience. In the end, all that remains of life is history. The novel “The Vindication of the Island” is, of course, dedicated to only part of the land, but, like a drop of water, it reflects much more... “Evgeniy Vodolazkin – A conversation with Him is an attempt to justify the Island? - Leclerc stands up. – If you don’t mind, I’ll make the conversation the final scene. Parfeny looks carefully at the director. – Yes, this scene could well become the final.