Шум времени

For the first time in Russian - the latest work of the Booker Prize winner Julian Barnes, author of such international bestsellers as "England, England", "Flaubert's Parrot", "Love and so on", "Premonition of the End" and many others. This time, "by far the most elegant stylist and the most unpredictable master of all conceivable literary forms" refers to the life of Dmitry Shostakovich, and in the anniversary year: in September 2016, the whole world will celebrate 110 years since the birth of the great Russian composer. However, writing a fictionalized biography excites Barnes least of all, and he aims much higher: having as an artist a license for any fantasies, in love with Russian literature and excellent command of the context, he builds his construction on the shaky ground of Soviet history, full of omissions and half-truths ...