Читать книгу Остров Харона. The Island of Charon. Премия им. А. де Сент-Экзюпери / A. de Saint-Exupery Award (Билингва: Rus / Eng) - Александра Андреевна Крючкова, Александра Крючкова - Страница 15

You shouldn’t be sure of anything, because «everyone has his own island here», although not always it is an island, and not everywhere…

Then, what is «The Island» by Alexandra Kryuchkova?

Is it a fairy tale for adults? – Yes, sure. It is full of romance and sadness of Antoine de Saint-Exupery and of «standing on the edge» from Max Fry.

Is it a mystery detective? – Undoubtedly. We see the classic dramaturgical «slide», a three-act scheme, and it keeps you in suspense till the end.

Is it a love story? – It’s also true. The emotions hidden beneath the outward calmness of the main character are going wild! Until the last breath and even after it, she is looking for earthly love and cognizes reality (well, or non-reality, as you like) in a not rational, not linear way.

«The Island of Charon» by Alexandra Kryuchkova is variegated and multifaceted, but that’s what makes it so remarkable! Besides, the brightest creative successes usually happen somewhere at the junction, and the genius manifests itself in something non-standard, going beyond the statistical average.

However, you shouldn’t be sure of anything, because…

…«everyone has his own island here!»

Boris MIKHIN,

member of the Union of Writers of Russia,

laureate of literary awards

The newspaper «Poetograd» No. 4 (400), 2022.

http://www.poetograd.ru/arch.html

https://reading-hall.ru/publication.php?id=30662