The Book of Emil
Knyha Emilya
Author: Illarion Pavlyuk
Illustrations: —
Book for: Adults
Language: Ukrainian
Publisher / Series: Stary Lev
Year of publication: 2025
Edition: Hardcover
Number of pages: 784
Dimensions: approx. 130 × 200 mm
Weight: 820 g
ISBN: 978‑966‑448‑494‑4
Description:
“‘The Book of Emil’ is the new novel by Illarion Pavlyuk, author of the bestsellers ‘I See You’re Interested in Darkness,’ ‘The Dance of the Fool,’ and ‘White Ash.’
Emil cannot sleep. At all. And his mother occasionally forgets everything — she does not recognize her son and cannot remember her own name. To help her, Emil must follow a ritual to the last word.
Together they move to a place where no one knows them — a snowy island where they must live in a school. One night in the empty corridors, a phone rings. Emil picks up and hears the voice of his brother who died years ago: ‘Help me come back!’
But how do you bring back someone who has died? How do you avoid losing yourself in worlds where the boundary between possible and impossible is razor-thin, and every mistake can cost a life?” Stary Lev
