Insomnia

Dan moved to America. Temporarily - he is studying at the university in Chicago. The semester goes on: the 19-year-old young man selectively attends classes, makes new friends, and reluctantly and slowly falls in love. Here, far from his native Moscow, life could seem gray if not for one "but": securely tucked away in the drawer is a black bundle. In it lies the true purpose of the trip.
The new novel-diary by Evgeny Rudashevsky describes the moment of painful and inevitable transition from "teenage" to adult life. On the threshold of his 20th birthday, the main character finally realizes that he is by no means omnipotent and discovers that the world is far from ideal. It is not too late for Dan to take everything into his own hands and change: to free himself from paternal pressure ("You will be a wonderful lawyer, a place is already waiting for you!"), immerse himself in creativity, accept reality with all its flaws. Or at least live the life that the heroes of his favorite Kerouac had: gather friends, jump in a car, and drive away wherever they look.
Evgeny Rudashevsky is perhaps the main expert on teenage psychology (at least male) among contemporary authors. He seems not to have grown up at all: the thoughts and feelings of his characters aged 14 to 20 are recreated so precisely. The novel "Insomnia", on one hand, differs from the popular novellas "Hello, my brother Bzou!", "Where kumutkan goes" and "Raven", but on the other hand, it is similar to them in mood. But if in those novellas, as well as in the book "Solongo. The Mystery of the Missing Expedition", the characters opposed nature, here the main challenge Dan throws is to his family and himself. Is it necessary to justify anyone's expectations? Is there a personal road for you somewhere, and if so - how do you get on it?
The "YA" (young adults) series continues the beloved readers' "CompassGuide" collection "Generation www." In the early 2010s, it became widely known thanks to such discussed novels as "Say, Little Red Riding Hood" by Beate Teresa Hanika and "Pretending to be Dead" by Stefan Kasta. Launched in 2010, that collection was the first in Russia aimed at a young adult audience, and now the line is expanding under a new name. "YA" unites books that could have only been written in our time - sharp, daring, urgent challenge novels for readers aged 16 and older. The series was designed by the famous designer, co-founder of the Typomania festival Alexander Vasin.